Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network in El Salvador
El Salvador: Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network in El Salvador, 2014–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 97.0% for proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in El Salvador peaked at 97.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.4%, in 2014.
El Salvador ranks 128th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 55.4% | — |
| 2015 | 61.2% | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 61.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | +40.4% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 92.0% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 72.8% | 55.4% | 87.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 87.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 126 Tajikistan 97.3% compare
- 127 Sierra Leone 97.2% compare
- 128 Bhutan 97.0% compare
- 128 Russian Federation 97.0% compare
- 128 Saint Helena 97.0% compare
- 128 Uzbekistan 97.0% compare
More science & technology data for El Salvador
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 176.52 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.77 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 11.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 547.24 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 64.56 (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 3g mobile network in El Salvador?
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in El Salvador was 97.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.4% in 2014.
- How does El Salvador rank for proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network?
- El Salvador ranks 128th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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 3G mobile network (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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