Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%) in Gabon
Gabon: Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%) was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network in Gabon, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network in Gabon is 99.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network in Gabon peaked at 99.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2001.
Gabon ranks 117th of 227 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 12.5% | — |
| 2002 | 23.3% | +86.2% |
| 2003 | 23.7% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 74.0% | +212.2% |
| 2005 | 78.0% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 93.0% | +17.7% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 99.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.6%, 99% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 99.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96.8%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%) in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +212.2% | 23.7% | 74.0% |
| 2002 | +86.2% | 12.5% | 23.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.6% | 12.5% | 79.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 97.3% | 93.0% | 99.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 114 Eswatini 99.1% compare
- 115 Brunei Darussalam 99.1% compare
- 115 Brunei 99.1% compare
- 117 Anguilla 99.0% compare
- 117 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 117 Aruba 99.0% compare
- 117 Austria 99.0% compare
- 117 Bahamas 99.0% compare
- 117 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 99.0% compare
- 117 Botswana 99.0% compare
- 117 Chile 99.0% compare
- 117 France 99.0% compare
- 117 Israel 99.0% compare
- 117 Latvia 99.0% compare
- 117 Mauritius 99.0% compare
- 117 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 99.0% compare
- 117 Philippines 99.0% compare
- 117 Samoa 99.0% compare
- 117 San Marino 99.0% compare
- 117 Seychelles 99.0% compare
- 117 Thailand 99.0% compare
- 117 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 117 Tunisia 99.0% compare
- 117 Yugoslavia [former] 99.0% compare
- 117 United States 99.0% compare
More science & technology data for Gabon
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 125.34 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.25 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 3.18 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 11.82 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 90.57 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network in Gabon?
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network in Gabon was 99.0% in 2024, 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2001.
- How does Gabon rank for proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network?
- Gabon ranks 117th out of 227 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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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