Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network (%) in Oman
Oman: Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network (%) was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network in Oman, 2012–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Oman recorded 99.0% for proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network in Oman peaked at 99.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2012.
That places Oman 72nd out of 228 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network (%) in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 16.9% | — |
| 2013 | 52.0% | +207.7% |
| 2014 | 76.0% | +46.2% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 88.8% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 92.1% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 97.6% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 99.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.3%, 100% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Oman's 99.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 99.0%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network (%) in Oman 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +207.7% | 16.9% | 52.0% |
| 2014 | +46.2% | 52.0% | 76.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.5% | 16.9% | 96.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 97.6% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 70 Brunei Darussalam 99.0% compare
- 70 Brunei 99.0% compare
- 72 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 72 Barbados 99.0% compare
- 72 Belarus 99.0% compare
- 72 Curaçao 99.0% compare
- 72 Estonia 99.0% compare
- 72 France 99.0% compare
- 72 Israel 99.0% compare
- 72 Jamaica 99.0% compare
- 72 Mauritius 99.0% compare
- 72 Mongolia 99.0% compare
- 72 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 99.0% compare
- 72 Samoa 99.0% compare
- 72 San Marino 99.0% compare
- 72 Seychelles 99.0% compare
- 72 Slovakia 99.0% compare
- 72 Thailand 99.0% compare
- 72 Curacao 99.0% compare
- 72 United States 99.0% compare
More science & technology data for Oman
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 120.61 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.2 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 6.35 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 20.41 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.5824 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,640 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network in Oman?
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network in Oman 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 4g mobile network recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2012.
- How does Oman rank for proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network?
- Oman ranks 72nd out of 228 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman 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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