Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%) by country
Countries reporting
196
Highest
100.0%
Albania
Lowest
59.3%
Tuvalu
Median
99.3%
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
4,205
What the numbers show
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%) is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Albania; the lowest is 59.3% in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 99.3%, 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 114 countries rose and 22 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 | 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 | Slovak Republic | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 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 | Curaçao | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ascension | 100.0% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Anguilla | 99.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 24 | Saint Helena | 98.0% | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 56 | Bulgaria | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Finland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 58 | Germany | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 59 | North Macedonia | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 60 | Belarus | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 60 | Czechia | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 60 | Georgia | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 60 | Greece | 99.9% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 60 | Ireland | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 60 | Jordan | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 60 | Japan | 99.9% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 60 | Slovenia | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 60 | Ukraine | 99.9% | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 60 | South Africa | 99.9% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 60 | Republic of Korea | 99.9% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 60 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 72 | Egypt | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 73 | Bermuda | 99.8% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 74 | Rwanda | 99.8% | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 74 | Australia and New Zealand | 99.8% | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 76 | Paraguay | 99.8% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 77 | Spain | 99.8% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Serbia | 99.8% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 79 | Romania | 99.8% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 80 | Bangladesh | 99.7% | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 81 | Australia | 99.7% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 81 | Canada | 99.7% | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 81 | Togo | 99.7% | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 84 | Lebanon | 99.7% | 2022 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.6% | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 86 | Indonesia | 99.6% | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 87 | Ghana | 99.5% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 88 | Sri Lanka | 99.5% | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 89 | Andorra | 99.5% | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | 99.5% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 89 | Iceland | 99.5% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 89 | Cambodia | 99.5% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 89 | Morocco | 99.5% | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 89 | Senegal | 99.5% | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 89 | Uzbekistan | 99.5% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 96 | Russian Federation | 99.4% | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 97 | India | 99.3% | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 98 | Ethiopia | 99.2% | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 99 | Hungary | 99.2% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 100 | Eswatini | 99.1% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 101 | Brunei Darussalam | 99.1% | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 102 | Aruba | 99.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Antigua and Barbuda | 99.0% | 2022 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 102 | Austria | 99.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Bahamas | 99.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Botswana | 99.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 102 | Chile | 99.0% | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 102 | France | 99.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Gabon | 99.0% | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 102 | Israel | 99.0% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 102 | Latvia | 99.0% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 102 | Mauritius | 99.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Philippines | 99.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 102 | San Marino | 99.0% | 2022 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 102 | Seychelles | 99.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 102 | Thailand | 99.0% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 102 | Tonga | 99.0% | 2022 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 102 | Tunisia | 99.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 102 | Samoa | 99.0% | 2022 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 102 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 99.0% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 102 | Yugoslavia [former] | 99.0% | 2005 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 122 | Argentina | 98.9% | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 123 | New Zealand | 98.6% | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 124 | Malaysia | 98.6% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 125 | Montenegro | 98.6% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 126 | Algeria | 98.5% | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 127 | Gambia | 98.5% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 128 | Mexico | 98.4% | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 129 | Kazakhstan | 98.2% | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 130 | Belize | 98.0% | 2022 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 131 | Benin | 98.0% | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 131 | Bhutan | 98.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 131 | Kenya | 98.0% | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 131 | Libya | 98.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 131 | Nauru | 98.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 131 | Palau | 98.0% | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 131 | French Polynesia | 98.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 131 | El Salvador | 98.0% | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 131 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 98.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 131 | Turkmenistan | 98.0% | 2022 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Uganda | 98.0% | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 142 | Guyana | 97.7% | 2022 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 143 | New Caledonia | 97.4% | 2022 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 144 | Zambia | 97.1% | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 145 | Ecuador | 97.0% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 146 | Mauritania | 97.0% | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 146 | Sao Tome and Principe | 97.0% | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 148 | Burundi | 96.8% | 2023 | up 84.4% | rising |
| 149 | Myanmar | 96.4% | 2023 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 150 | Panama | 96.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 150 | Sierra Leone | 96.0% | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 150 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 96.0% | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 153 | Lesotho | 95.8% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 153 | Peru | 95.8% | 2024 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 155 | Uruguay | 95.4% | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 156 | Nigeria | 95.3% | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 157 | Costa Rica | 95.0% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 157 | Solomon Islands | 95.0% | 2022 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 159 | Tajikistan | 94.3% | 2022 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 160 | Comoros | 94.0% | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 160 | Fiji | 94.0% | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 162 | Zimbabwe | 93.8% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 163 | Burkina Faso | 93.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 163 | Honduras | 93.0% | 2024 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 165 | Brazil | 92.7% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 166 | Afghanistan | 92.3% | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 167 | Pakistan | 92.0% | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 168 | Sudan | 91.6% | 2022 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 169 | Djibouti | 90.0% | 2023 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 169 | Malawi | 90.0% | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 169 | Somalia | 90.0% | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 169 | Vanuatu | 90.0% | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 173 | Angola | 89.6% | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 174 | Congo | 89.3% | 2023 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 175 | Madagascar | 88.5% | 2023 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Mozambique | 88.0% | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 177 | Guinea | 87.9% | 2022 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 178 | Cameroon | 87.8% | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 179 | Nicaragua | 87.7% | 2024 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 180 | Cuba | 87.5% | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 181 | Yemen | 87.5% | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 182 | Niger | 87.0% | 2024 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 183 | Chad | 86.9% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 184 | Eritrea | 86.0% | 2022 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 185 | Liberia | 85.4% | 2023 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 186 | Papua New Guinea | 84.0% | 2024 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 187 | Equatorial Guinea | 80.0% | 2022 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 188 | Kiribati | 77.0% | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 189 | Haiti | 70.0% | 2022 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 190 | South Sudan | 65.2% | 2023 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 191 | Marshall Islands | 65.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 192 | Central African Republic | 59.6% | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 193 | 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%
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region 99.9%
- Eastern Asia 99.9%
- Western Europe 99.5%
- Europe and Northern America 99.5%
- Southern Africa 99.8%
- Northern America 99.1%
- United States of America 99.0%
- Eastern Europe 99.7%