Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network in Uruguay
Uruguay: Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network was 95.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 95.4% for proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network in Uruguay peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 91.0%, in 2018.
That places Uruguay 158th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 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% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 92.1% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 92.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 93.7% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 93.9% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 95.4% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 91.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 93.6% | 92.1% | 95.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 156 Lesotho 95.8% compare
- 156 Peru 95.8% compare
- 159 Nigeria 95.3% compare
- 160 Costa Rica 95.0% compare
- 160 Solomon Islands 95.0% compare
More science & technology data for Uruguay
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 145.5 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.46 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 4.93 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 27.43 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,060 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network in Uruguay?
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network in Uruguay was 95.4% 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.0% in 2018.
- How does Uruguay rank for proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network?
- Uruguay ranks 158th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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