Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Brazil
Brazil: Share of people in range of 4G mobile network was 91.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Brazil, 2012–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Brazil stood at 91.2%.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Brazil peaked at 93.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2012.
That places Brazil 136th out of 214 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.
Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 10.0% | — |
| 2013 | 30.0% | +200.0% |
| 2014 | 66.1% | +120.5% |
| 2015 | 72.1% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 75.4% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 83.0% | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 88.8% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 88.2% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 88.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 92.4% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 93.2% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 91.2% | -2.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 91.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.0%, 93% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 91.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.5%, 96% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Brazil 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 | +200.0% | 10.0% | 30.0% |
| 2014 | +120.5% | 30.0% | 66.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 63.6% | 10.0% | 88.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 90.6% | 88.2% | 93.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 133 Guatemala 92.0% compare
- 134 Kazakhstan 91.6% compare
- 135 Zambia 91.2% compare
- 137 Honduras 91.0% compare
- 138 French Polynesia 90.0% compare
- 138 Libya 90.0% compare
- 138 Puerto Rico 90.0% compare
- 138 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 90.0% compare
- 138 United States Virgin Islands 90.0% compare
- 138 Vanuatu 90.0% compare
More science & technology data for Brazil
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 101.93 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.02 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 216.08 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 25.52 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.8978 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 58,292 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Brazil?
- Share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Brazil was 91.2% in 2024, according to International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of people in range of 4g mobile network recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 93.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of people in range of 4g mobile network recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2012.
- How does Brazil rank for share of people in range of 4g mobile network?
- Brazil ranks 136th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of people in range of 4g mobile network rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people in range of 4G mobile network. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network (%).