Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%) in Tonga
Tonga: Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%) was 99.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
117th
of 227 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2019
All-time low
70.0%
in 2001
Years of data
15
2001–2022
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network in Tonga, 2001–2022
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 Tonga is 99.0%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network in Tonga peaked at 99.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 70.0%, in 2001.
Tonga ranks 117th of 227 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 70.0% | — |
| 2002 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | +21.4% |
| 2007 | 90.0% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 99.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.6%, 99% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 99.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.6%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.0% | 70.0% | 90.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 96.4% | 92.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 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 Gabon 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 Tunisia 99.0% compare
- 117 Yugoslavia [former] 99.0% compare
- 117 United States 99.0% compare
More science & technology data for Tonga
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 61.73 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6173 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 64,838 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 90.05 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.7928 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 4.85 (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 Tonga?
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network in Tonga was 99.0% 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 2001.
- How does Tonga rank for proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network?
- Tonga ranks 117th out of 227 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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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