Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%) in Tonga
Tonga: Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%) was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
94th
of 238 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2019
All-time low
15.0%
in 2013
Years of data
11
2013–2024
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network in Tonga, 2013–2024
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 Tonga is 99.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 118.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in Tonga peaked at 99.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2013.
Tonga ranks 94th of 238 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 Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 15.0% | — |
| 2014 | 45.3% | +202.2% |
| 2015 | 70.0% | +54.4% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +35.7% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 99.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.0%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 99.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97.7%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 73.6% | 15.0% | 99.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 92 Algeria 99.1% compare
- 92 India 99.1% compare
- 94 Anguilla 99.0% compare
- 94 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 94 Curaçao 99.0% compare
- 94 France 99.0% compare
- 94 Guernsey 99.0% compare
- 94 Israel 99.0% compare
- 94 Jamaica 99.0% compare
- 94 Jersey 99.0% compare
- 94 Latvia 99.0% compare
- 94 Liechtenstein 99.0% compare
- 94 Mauritius 99.0% compare
- 94 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 99.0% compare
- 94 Samoa 99.0% compare
- 94 San Marino 99.0% compare
- 94 Seychelles 99.0% compare
- 94 Slovakia 99.0% compare
- 94 Syrian Arab Republic 99.0% compare
- 94 Thailand 99.0% compare
- 94 Tunisia 99.0% compare
- 94 Curacao 99.0% compare
- 94 Syria 99.0% compare
- 94 United States 99.0% compare
More science & technology data for Tonga
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 61.73 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6173 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 64,838 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 90.05 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.7928 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 4.85 (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 Tonga?
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in Tonga 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 Tonga?
- 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 Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2013.
- How does Tonga rank for proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network?
- Tonga ranks 94th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 118.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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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