Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network in Iceland
Iceland: Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network was 99.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network in Iceland, 2013–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 99.2% for proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network in Iceland peaked at 100.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 67.7%, in 2013.
That places Iceland 55th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 67.7% | — |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +31.5% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 95.5% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 98.2% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.9% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.5% | 67.7% | 98.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 99.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More science & technology data for Iceland
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 120.93 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.23 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 475,724 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 4.67 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.4503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 715.97 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0019 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network in Iceland?
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network in Iceland was 99.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.7% in 2013.
- How does Iceland rank for proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network?
- Iceland ranks 55th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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 4G mobile network (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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