Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network was 100.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 196 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2004
All-time low
96.0%
in 2015
Years of data
19
2002–2022
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network in Faroe Islands, 2002–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network in Faroe Islands stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network in Faroe Islands peaked at 100.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 96.0%, in 2015.
Faroe Islands ranks 1st of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 98.0% | — |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.6% | 98.0% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 96.0% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 |
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More science & technology data for Faroe Islands
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 105.8 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.06 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 57,146 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 41.71 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.76 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -3.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Digital connectivity composite index 0.3008 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2022)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 57,146 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network in Faroe Islands?
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network in Faroe Islands was 100.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.0% in 2015.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network?
- Faroe Islands ranks 1st out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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