Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%) by country
Countries reporting
238
Highest
100.0%
United Arab Emirates
Lowest
18.0%
South Sudan
Median
98.7%
Years covered
19
2007–2025
Data points
3,477
What the numbers show
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%) is currently reported for 238 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is 18.0% in South Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 98.7%, and the mean is 93.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 189 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 5,535.3%), and the largest decrease in South Sudan (down 10.0%).
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Armenia | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 100.0% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 1 | Belgium | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | China | 100.0% | 2024 | up 129.4% | rising |
| 1 | Colombia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cayman Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cyprus | 100.0% | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 1 | Dominica | 100.0% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 1 | Denmark | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 1 | Estonia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Faroe Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Greenland | 100.0% | 2024 | up 104.1% | volatile |
| 1 | Italy | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 100.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 100.0% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 1 | Monaco | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Maldives | 100.0% | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 1 | Malta | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 1 | Mongolia | 100.0% | 2024 | up 89.4% | rising |
| 1 | Norway | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 1 | Oman | 100.0% | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 1 | Poland | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 1 | Portugal | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 1 | Qatar | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 1 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Suriname | 100.0% | 2024 | up 733.3% | rising |
| 1 | Sweden | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 100.0% | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | British Virgin Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 1 | Ascension | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 41 | Bulgaria | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 41 | Finland | 100.0% | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 41 | Lithuania | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 44 | Germany | 100.0% | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 45 | Belarus | 99.9% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 45 | United Kingdom | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 45 | Georgia | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 45 | Greece | 99.9% | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 45 | Ireland | 99.9% | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 45 | Jordan | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 45 | Japan | 99.9% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | South Korea | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 45 | Moldova | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 45 | Slovenia | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 45 | Republic of Korea | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 45 | Republic of Moldova | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 45 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 58 | North Macedonia | 99.9% | 2024 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 59 | Bermuda | 99.8% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 59 | Vietnam | 99.8% | 2024 | up 81.5% | rising |
| 59 | South Africa | 99.8% | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 59 | Viet Nam | 99.8% | 2024 | up 81.5% | rising |
| 63 | Australia and New Zealand | 99.8% | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 64 | Rwanda | 99.8% | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 65 | Czechia | 99.8% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 65 | Egypt | 99.8% | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 65 | Turkey | 99.8% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 65 | Türkiye | 99.8% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 69 | Croatia | 99.8% | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 70 | Bangladesh | 99.7% | 2024 | up 68.7% | rising |
| 71 | Australia | 99.7% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 71 | Canada | 99.7% | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 71 | Spain | 99.7% | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 71 | Togo | 99.7% | 2024 | up 333.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Romania | 99.6% | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 76 | Lebanon | 99.6% | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 76 | Paraguay | 99.6% | 2024 | up 99.2% | rising |
| 78 | Albania | 99.6% | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 78 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.6% | 2024 | up 74.7% | rising |
| 80 | Serbia | 99.5% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 81 | Andorra | 99.5% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 81 | Ghana | 99.5% | 2024 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 81 | Iceland | 99.5% | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 81 | Senegal | 99.5% | 2024 | up 298.0% | rising |
| 85 | Morocco | 99.3% | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 86 | Iraq | 99.2% | 2024 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 87 | Hungary | 99.2% | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 88 | Indonesia | 99.2% | 2024 | up 65.2% | rising |
| 89 | Eswatini | 99.1% | 2024 | up 371.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Brunei | 99.1% | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 90 | Brunei Darussalam | 99.1% | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 92 | Algeria | 99.1% | 2024 | up 326.4% | rising |
| 92 | India | 99.1% | 2024 | up 62.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Antigua and Barbuda | 99.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Curacao | 99.0% | 2023 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 94 | France | 99.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 94 | Israel | 99.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Jamaica | 99.0% | 2024 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 94 | Liechtenstein | 99.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Latvia | 99.0% | 2024 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 94 | Mauritius | 99.0% | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 94 | San Marino | 99.0% | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 94 | Slovakia | 99.0% | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 94 | Seychelles | 99.0% | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 94 | Syria | 99.0% | 2024 | up 280.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Thailand | 99.0% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 94 | Tonga | 99.0% | 2024 | up 118.4% | rising |
| 94 | Tunisia | 99.0% | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 94 | United States | 99.0% | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 94 | Samoa | 99.0% | 2024 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 94 | Anguilla | 99.0% | 2024 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 94 | Guernsey | 99.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Jersey | 99.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Syrian Arab Republic | 99.0% | 2024 | up 280.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Curaçao | 99.0% | 2023 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 94 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 99.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 117 | Ethiopia | 98.8% | 2024 | up 52.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Dominican Republic | 98.7% | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 119 | Philippines | 98.7% | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 120 | New Zealand | 98.6% | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 121 | Malaysia | 98.6% | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 122 | Argentina | 98.5% | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 122 | Grenada | 98.5% | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 124 | Cote d'Ivoire | 98.3% | 2024 | up 125.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Côte d'Ivoire | 98.3% | 2024 | up 125.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Montenegro | 98.1% | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 127 | Belize | 98.0% | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 128 | Austria | 98.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 128 | Bahamas | 98.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 128 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 98.0% | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 128 | Botswana | 98.0% | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 128 | Chile | 98.0% | 2024 | up 96.0% | rising |
| 128 | Gabon | 98.0% | 2024 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 128 | Kenya | 98.0% | 2024 | up 96.0% | rising |
| 128 | Libya | 98.0% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 128 | Nauru | 98.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Naoero | 98.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 138 | Uganda | 97.8% | 2024 | up 144.5% | rising |
| 139 | Sri Lanka | 97.4% | 2024 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 139 | Mexico | 97.4% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 139 | New Caledonia | 97.4% | 2024 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Tajikistan | 97.3% | 2024 | up 62.2% | rising |
| 143 | Sierra Leone | 97.2% | 2024 | up 386.2% | rising |
| 144 | Bhutan | 97.0% | 2024 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 144 | Russia | 97.0% | 2024 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 144 | El Salvador | 97.0% | 2024 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 144 | Uzbekistan | 97.0% | 2024 | up 125.4% | rising |
| 144 | Saint Helena | 97.0% | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 144 | Russian Federation | 97.0% | 2024 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 150 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 96.8% | 2024 | up 86.2% | rising |
| 151 | Ecuador | 96.7% | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 152 | East Timor | 96.5% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 152 | Timor-Leste | 96.5% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 154 | Sao Tome and Principe | 96.0% | 2024 | up 638.5% | rising |
| 155 | Lesotho | 95.8% | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 155 | Ukraine | 95.8% | 2024 | up 5,535.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Laos | 95.6% | 2024 | up 59.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 95.6% | 2024 | up 59.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Zambia | 95.5% | 2024 | up 127.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Myanmar | 95.4% | 2024 | up 90.9% | rising |
| 161 | Uruguay | 95.4% | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 162 | Cabo Verde | 95.3% | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 163 | Aruba | 95.0% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 163 | Costa Rica | 95.0% | 2024 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 163 | Guatemala | 95.0% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 163 | Panama | 95.0% | 2024 | up 90.0% | rising |
| 163 | Palau | 95.0% | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 163 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 95.0% | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 163 | Kosovo | 95.0% | 2022 | up 90.0% | rising |
| 163 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 95.0% | 2024 | up 251.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Peru | 94.3% | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 172 | Comoros | 94.0% | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 173 | Guyana | 93.2% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 173 | Cambodia | 93.2% | 2024 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 175 | Fiji | 93.0% | 2024 | up 210.0% | rising |
| 175 | Honduras | 93.0% | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 177 | Gambia | 92.8% | 2024 | up 85.6% | rising |
| 178 | American Samoa | 92.7% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 178 | Guam | 92.7% | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 178 | Martinique | 92.7% | 2016 | — | rising |
| 181 | Brazil | 92.7% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 182 | Mali | 92.4% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Kazakhstan | 92.2% | 2024 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 184 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 91.0% | 2022 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 185 | United Republic of Tanzania | 91.0% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 186 | Djibouti | 90.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 186 | Nepal | 90.0% | 2024 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 186 | French Polynesia | 90.0% | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 186 | Turkmenistan | 90.0% | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 186 | United States Virgin Islands | 90.0% | 2024 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 186 | Vanuatu | 90.0% | 2024 | up 268.9% | rising |
| 186 | Niue | 90.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Reunion | 89.6% | 2016 | — | rising |
| 193 | Réunion | 89.6% | 2016 | — | rising |
| 195 | Nigeria | 89.4% | 2024 | up 198.1% | rising |
| 196 | Malawi | 89.4% | 2024 | up 1,687.8% | volatile |
| 197 | Namibia | 89.0% | 2024 | up 140.5% | rising |
| 198 | Sudan | 88.0% | 2024 | up 92.6% | rising |
| 199 | Zimbabwe | 87.9% | 2024 | up 65.8% | rising |
| 200 | Nicaragua | 87.7% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 201 | Congo | 87.0% | 2024 | up 74.0% | rising |
| 202 | Mozambique | 86.0% | 2024 | up 115.0% | rising |
| 203 | Angola | 85.7% | 2024 | up 86.2% | rising |
| 204 | Liberia | 85.4% | 2024 | up 70.8% | rising |
| 205 | French Guiana | 85.3% | 2022 | up 98.2% | rising |
| 206 | Benin | 85.0% | 2024 | up 183.3% | volatile |
| 206 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 85.0% | 2024 | up 750.0% | volatile |
| 206 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 85.0% | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 206 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 85.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 210 | Caribbean | 84.6% | 2025 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 211 | Chad | 84.5% | 2024 | up 654.5% | volatile |
| 212 | Somalia | 83.0% | 2024 | up 150.6% | volatile |
| 212 | Tuvalu | 83.0% | 2024 | up 336.8% | rising |
| 214 | Guinea | 81.3% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 215 | Pakistan | 81.0% | 2024 | up 145.5% | rising |
| 216 | Cameroon | 80.5% | 2024 | up 61.0% | rising |
| 217 | Burkina Faso | 79.6% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 218 | Mauritania | 78.0% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 219 | Eritrea | 77.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 220 | Yemen | 76.3% | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 221 | Kiribati | 76.0% | 2024 | up 239.9% | rising |
| 221 | Papua New Guinea | 76.0% | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 223 | Cuba | 74.7% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 224 | Equatorial Guinea | 74.4% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 225 | Afghanistan | 71.0% | 2024 | up 102.9% | rising |
| 226 | Madagascar | 69.2% | 2024 | up 130.7% | rising |
| 227 | Haiti | 67.5% | 2024 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 228 | Mayotte | 66.4% | 2022 | up 264.8% | rising |
| 229 | Central African Republic | 59.6% | 2024 | up 159.1% | rising |
| 230 | State of Palestine | 58.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 231 | Guinea-Bissau | 57.5% | 2024 | up 182.4% | rising |
| 232 | Cook Islands | 55.0% | 2022 | up 171.7% | rising |
| 232 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 55.0% | 2024 | up 175.0% | volatile |
| 234 | Burundi | 53.2% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 235 | Solomon Islands | 45.0% | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 236 | Niger | 44.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 237 | Northern Mariana Islands | 34.8% | 2024 | up 109.9% | rising |
| 238 | South Sudan | 18.0% | 2024 | down 10.0% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Other non-specified areas in Eastern Asia 100.0%
- Northern Europe 100.0%
- Southern Europe 100.0%
- Eastern Asia 99.9%
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region 99.7%
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 99.6%
- Western Europe 99.5%
- Southern Africa 99.3%
- Northern America 99.1%
- Europe and Northern America 99.0%
- Europe 99.0%
- United States of America 99.0%
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 99.0%
- South-eastern Asia 98.8%
- Eastern Europe 97.8%
- Asia 97.8%
- Northern Africa 97.3%
- Central America 97.2%
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 96.7%
- Americas 96.3%
- World 96.3%
- Western Asia 96.2%
- Southern Asia 96.2%
- Central and Southern Asia 96.2%
- Central Asia 96.0%
- Latin America and the Caribbean 94.7%
- South America 94.6%
- Oceania 94.4%
- Eastern Africa 90.9%
- Africa 90.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 88.7%
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 88.6%
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 87.9%
- Western Africa 87.8%
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 85.8%
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 82.2%
- Middle Africa 82.0%