Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%) by country
Countries reporting
227
Highest
100.0%
Albania
Lowest
59.3%
Tuvalu
Median
99.1%
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
4,457
What the numbers show
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%) is currently reported for 227 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Albania; the lowest is 59.3% in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 99.1%, and the mean is 96.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 137 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Tuvalu (up 212.0%), and the largest decrease in Guinea (down 11.3%).
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Armenia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Belgium | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | China | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 1 | Colombia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Curacao | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cayman Islands | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cyprus | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Dominica | 100.0% | 2022 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 1 | Denmark | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Faroe Islands | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guinea-Bissau | 100.0% | 2023 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 1 | Grenada | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Greenland | 100.0% | 2022 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 1 | Guatemala | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Croatia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iraq | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 1 | Italy | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Jamaica | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Liechtenstein | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Lithuania | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 100.0% | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 1 | Monaco | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Maldives | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Mali | 100.0% | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 1 | Malta | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mongolia | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 1 | Namibia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Norway | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nepal | 100.0% | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 1 | Oman | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 1 | Poland | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 1 | Portugal | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 1 | Qatar | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 1 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Suriname | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovakia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Syria | 100.0% | 2024 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | British Virgin Islands | 100.0% | 2022 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Syrian Arab Republic | 100.0% | 2024 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 1 | Curaçao | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ascension | 100.0% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Bulgaria | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 60 | Finland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 60 | Moldova | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 60 | Republic of Moldova | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 64 | Germany | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 65 | North Macedonia | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 66 | Belarus | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 66 | Czechia | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 66 | United Kingdom | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 66 | Georgia | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 66 | Greece | 99.9% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 66 | Ireland | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 66 | Jordan | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 66 | Japan | 99.9% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 66 | South Korea | 99.9% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 66 | Slovenia | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 66 | Turkey | 99.9% | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 66 | Ukraine | 99.9% | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 66 | Vietnam | 99.9% | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 66 | South Africa | 99.9% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 66 | Republic of Korea | 99.9% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 66 | Viet Nam | 99.9% | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 66 | Türkiye | 99.9% | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 66 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 84 | Egypt | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 85 | Bermuda | 99.8% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 86 | Rwanda | 99.8% | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 86 | Australia and New Zealand | 99.8% | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 88 | Paraguay | 99.8% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 89 | Spain | 99.8% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 90 | Serbia | 99.8% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 91 | Romania | 99.8% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 92 | Bangladesh | 99.7% | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 93 | Australia | 99.7% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 93 | Canada | 99.7% | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 93 | Togo | 99.7% | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 96 | Lebanon | 99.7% | 2022 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 97 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.6% | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 98 | Indonesia | 99.6% | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 99 | Ghana | 99.5% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 100 | Sri Lanka | 99.5% | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 101 | Andorra | 99.5% | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 101 | Dominican Republic | 99.5% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 101 | Iceland | 99.5% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Cambodia | 99.5% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 101 | Morocco | 99.5% | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 101 | Senegal | 99.5% | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 101 | Uzbekistan | 99.5% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 108 | Russia | 99.4% | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 108 | Russian Federation | 99.4% | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 110 | Cabo Verde | 99.3% | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 111 | India | 99.3% | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 112 | Ethiopia | 99.2% | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 113 | Hungary | 99.2% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 114 | Eswatini | 99.1% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 115 | Brunei | 99.1% | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 115 | Brunei Darussalam | 99.1% | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 117 | Aruba | 99.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 117 | Antigua and Barbuda | 99.0% | 2022 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 117 | Austria | 99.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 117 | Bahamas | 99.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 117 | Botswana | 99.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 117 | Chile | 99.0% | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 117 | France | 99.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 117 | Gabon | 99.0% | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 117 | Israel | 99.0% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 117 | Latvia | 99.0% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 117 | Mauritius | 99.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 117 | Philippines | 99.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 117 | San Marino | 99.0% | 2022 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 117 | Seychelles | 99.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 117 | Thailand | 99.0% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 117 | Tonga | 99.0% | 2022 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 117 | Tunisia | 99.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 117 | United States | 99.0% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 117 | Samoa | 99.0% | 2022 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 117 | Anguilla | 99.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 117 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 99.0% | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 117 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 99.0% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 117 | Yugoslavia [former] | 99.0% | 2005 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 140 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 99.0% | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 141 | Cote d'Ivoire | 98.9% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 141 | Côte d'Ivoire | 98.9% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 143 | Argentina | 98.9% | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 144 | New Zealand | 98.6% | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 145 | Malaysia | 98.6% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 146 | Montenegro | 98.6% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 147 | Algeria | 98.5% | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 148 | Gambia | 98.5% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 149 | Mexico | 98.4% | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 150 | Kazakhstan | 98.2% | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 150 | United Republic of Tanzania | 98.2% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 152 | Belize | 98.0% | 2022 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 153 | Benin | 98.0% | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 153 | Bhutan | 98.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 153 | Kenya | 98.0% | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 153 | Libya | 98.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | Nauru | 98.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | Palau | 98.0% | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 153 | French Polynesia | 98.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 153 | El Salvador | 98.0% | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 153 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 98.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | Turkmenistan | 98.0% | 2022 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Uganda | 98.0% | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 153 | Saint Helena | 98.0% | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 153 | State of Palestine | 98.0% | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 153 | Naoero | 98.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 167 | Guyana | 97.7% | 2022 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 168 | New Caledonia | 97.4% | 2022 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 169 | Zambia | 97.1% | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 170 | Ecuador | 97.0% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 171 | Laos | 97.0% | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 171 | Mauritania | 97.0% | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 171 | Sao Tome and Principe | 97.0% | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 171 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 97.0% | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 175 | Burundi | 96.8% | 2023 | up 84.4% | rising |
| 176 | East Timor | 96.5% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 176 | Timor-Leste | 96.5% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 178 | Myanmar | 96.4% | 2023 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 179 | Panama | 96.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 179 | Sierra Leone | 96.0% | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 179 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 96.0% | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 182 | Lesotho | 95.8% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 182 | Peru | 95.8% | 2024 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 184 | Uruguay | 95.4% | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 185 | Nigeria | 95.3% | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 186 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 95.1% | 2022 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 187 | Costa Rica | 95.0% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 187 | Solomon Islands | 95.0% | 2022 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 189 | Tajikistan | 94.3% | 2022 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 190 | Comoros | 94.0% | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 190 | Fiji | 94.0% | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 190 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 94.0% | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 193 | Zimbabwe | 93.8% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 194 | Burkina Faso | 93.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 194 | Honduras | 93.0% | 2024 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 196 | Brazil | 92.7% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 197 | Afghanistan | 92.3% | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 198 | Pakistan | 92.0% | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 199 | Sudan | 91.6% | 2022 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 200 | Djibouti | 90.0% | 2023 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 200 | Malawi | 90.0% | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 200 | Somalia | 90.0% | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 200 | Vanuatu | 90.0% | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 204 | Angola | 89.6% | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 205 | Congo | 89.3% | 2023 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 206 | Caribbean | 88.8% | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 207 | Madagascar | 88.5% | 2023 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 208 | Mozambique | 88.0% | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 209 | Guinea | 87.9% | 2022 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 210 | Cameroon | 87.8% | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 211 | Nicaragua | 87.7% | 2024 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 212 | Cuba | 87.5% | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 213 | Yemen | 87.5% | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 214 | Niger | 87.0% | 2024 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 215 | Chad | 86.9% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 216 | Eritrea | 86.0% | 2022 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 217 | Liberia | 85.4% | 2023 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 218 | Papua New Guinea | 84.0% | 2024 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 219 | Equatorial Guinea | 80.0% | 2022 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 219 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 80.0% | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 221 | Kiribati | 77.0% | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 222 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 75.0% | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 223 | Haiti | 70.0% | 2022 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 224 | South Sudan | 65.2% | 2023 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 225 | Marshall Islands | 65.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 226 | Central African Republic | 59.6% | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 227 | Tuvalu | 59.3% | 2022 | up 212.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Southern Europe 100.0%
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 100.0%
- Other non-specified areas in Eastern Asia 100.0%
- Northern Europe 100.0%
- Eastern Asia 99.9%
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region 99.9%
- Southern Africa 99.8%
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 99.8%
- Europe 99.7%
- Eastern Europe 99.7%
- Western Europe 99.5%
- Europe and Northern America 99.5%
- South-eastern Asia 99.4%
- Asia 99.1%
- Northern America 99.1%
- United States of America 99.0%
- Central Asia 98.9%
- Western Asia 98.7%
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 98.7%
- Northern Africa 98.7%
- Central and Southern Asia 98.5%
- Southern Asia 98.5%
- Central America 98.5%
- World 98.1%
- Americas 97.0%
- Western Africa 96.6%
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 96.3%
- Latin America and the Caribbean 95.8%
- Oceania 95.6%
- Eastern Africa 95.6%
- South America 95.4%
- Africa 94.9%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 94.1%
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 93.9%
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 90.4%
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 86.2%
- Middle Africa 83.2%