Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network in Jamaica
Jamaica: Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network in Jamaica, 2014–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in Jamaica is 99.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 65.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in Jamaica peaked at 99.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 2014.
That places Jamaica 85th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 60.0% | — |
| 2015 | 90.0% | +50.0% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.5% | 60.0% | 99.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 82 Brunei Darussalam 99.1% compare
- 83 Algeria 99.1% compare
- 83 India 99.1% compare
- 85 Anguilla 99.0% compare
- 85 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 85 Curaçao 99.0% compare
- 85 France 99.0% compare
- 85 Guernsey 99.0% compare
- 85 Israel 99.0% compare
- 85 Jersey 99.0% compare
- 85 Latvia 99.0% compare
- 85 Liechtenstein 99.0% compare
- 85 Mauritius 99.0% compare
- 85 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 99.0% compare
- 85 Samoa 99.0% compare
- 85 San Marino 99.0% compare
- 85 Seychelles 99.0% compare
- 85 Slovakia 99.0% compare
- 85 Thailand 99.0% compare
- 85 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 85 Tunisia 99.0% compare
More science & technology data for Jamaica
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 117.69 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.18 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 3.34 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 301.79 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 161.41 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in Jamaica?
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in Jamaica 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 3g mobile network recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 2014.
- How does Jamaica rank for proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network?
- Jamaica ranks 85th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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