Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network was 45.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network in Solomon Islands, 2012–2024
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 Solomon Islands is 45.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in Solomon Islands peaked at 50.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2015.
Solomon Islands ranks 203rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 27.1% | — |
| 2013 | 37.6% | +38.7% |
| 2014 | 50.0% | +32.8% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | -62.0% |
| 2016 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | +31.6% |
| 2018 | 45.0% | +80.0% |
| 2019 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.5% | 19.0% | 50.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 45.0% | 45.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 200 Guinea-Bissau 57.5% compare
- 201 Cook Islands 55.0% compare
- 202 Burundi 53.2% compare
- 204 Niger 44.0% compare
- 205 Northern Mariana Islands 34.8% compare
- 206 South Sudan 18.0% compare
More science & technology data for Solomon Islands
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 62.07 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6207 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 484,835 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 17.32 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.1335 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 14.84 (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 Solomon Islands?
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in Solomon Islands was 45.0% 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2015.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network?
- Solomon Islands ranks 203rd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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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