Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of people in range of 4G mobile network was 95.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Ecuador, 2013–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 95.9% for share of people in range of 4g mobile network in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 240.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Ecuador peaked at 95.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2013.
That places Ecuador 116th 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 12 years of available data.
Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 10.0% | — |
| 2014 | 28.2% | +181.9% |
| 2015 | 49.6% | +76.1% |
| 2016 | 51.0% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 58.8% | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 70.9% | +20.6% |
| 2019 | 83.1% | +17.2% |
| 2020 | 91.0% | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 92.9% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 93.9% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 95.9% | +0.9% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 95.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.0%, 98% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 95.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.5%, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.2% | 10.0% | 83.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 93.7% | 91.0% | 95.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 117 Bahamas 95.0% compare
- 117 Costa Rica 95.0% compare
- 117 Latvia 95.0% compare
- 117 Turks and Caicos Islands 95.0% compare
- 117 Ukraine 95.0% compare
More science & technology data for Ecuador
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 101.6 (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 18.43 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 73.14 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.5602 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 3,530 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Ecuador?
- Share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Ecuador was 95.9% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of people in range of 4g mobile network recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2013.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of people in range of 4g mobile network?
- Ecuador ranks 116th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of people in range of 4g mobile network rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 240.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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 (%).