Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 69.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
69.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
148th
of 182 countries
All-time high
69.7%
in 2021
All-time low
58.3%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Vanuatu, 2019–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 69.7% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.6% over five years.
That places Vanuatu 148th out of 182 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 58.3% | — |
| 2020 | 66.8% | +14.6% |
| 2021 | 69.7% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 69.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 69.7% | +0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 69.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.4%, 92% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 69.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 84.8%, 82% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 58.3% | 58.3% | 58.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 69.0% | 66.8% | 69.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More science & technology data for Vanuatu
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 89.29 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.8929 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 286,107 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 23.47 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 9.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 11.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 11.87 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Vanuatu?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Vanuatu was 69.7% in 2023, according to International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 69.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.3% in 2019.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Vanuatu ranks 148th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that owns a mobile phone. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%).