Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%) in Jordan
Jordan: Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%) was 99.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network in Jordan, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 99.9% for proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in Jordan peaked at 99.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 2010.
Jordan ranks 45th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%) in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 50.0% | — |
| 2011 | 70.0% | +40.0% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | +28.6% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.5% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 99.9% | +0.4% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 99.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.0%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 99.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 99.3%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%) in Jordan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +40.0% | 50.0% | 70.0% |
| 2012 | +28.6% | 70.0% | 90.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 90.2% | 50.0% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.5% | 99.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 44 Germany 100.0% compare
- 45 Belarus 99.9% compare
- 45 Georgia 99.9% compare
- 45 Greece 99.9% compare
- 45 Ireland 99.9% compare
- 45 Japan 99.9% compare
- 45 Republic of Korea 99.9% compare
- 45 Republic of Moldova 99.9% compare
- 45 Slovenia 99.9% compare
- 45 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 99.9% compare
- 45 South Korea 99.9% compare
- 45 Moldova 99.9% compare
- 45 United Kingdom 99.9% compare
More science & technology data for Jordan
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 69.64 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6964 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 8.05 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 87.02 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 5,419 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0005 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in Jordan?
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in Jordan was 99.9% 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2010.
- How does Jordan rank for proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network?
- Jordan ranks 45th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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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