Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 196 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2023
All-time low
82.0%
in 2012
Years of data
13
2012–2024
Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network in United Arab Emirates, 2012–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network in United Arab Emirates stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network in United Arab Emirates peaked at 100.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 82.0%, in 2012.
United Arab Emirates ranks 1st of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 82.0% | — |
| 2013 | 83.5% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 95.3% | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 99.6% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.1% | 82.0% | 99.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More science & technology data for United Arab Emirates
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 203.21 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 2.04 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 22.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 298.83 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 7,075 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0007 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network in United Arab Emirates?
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network in United Arab Emirates was 100.0% 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.0% in 2012.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 1st out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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