Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of people in range of 4G mobile network was 80.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in El Salvador, 2015–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of people in range of 4g mobile network in El Salvador is 80.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 17.6% over five years.
Over the whole period, share of people in range of 4g mobile network in El Salvador peaked at 80.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
El Salvador ranks 168th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 15.0% | — |
| 2017 | 52.0% | +246.7% |
| 2018 | 68.0% | +30.8% |
| 2019 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 76.0% | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 80.0% | +5.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 80.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.0%, 82% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 80.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.5%, 85% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.6% | 0.0% | 68.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 75.2% | 68.0% | 80.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 165 Sierra Leone 81.6% compare
- 166 Mali 81.0% compare
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- 168 Liberia 80.0% compare
- 168 Turkmenistan 80.0% compare
- 171 New Caledonia 79.5% compare
More science & technology data for El Salvador
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 176.52 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.77 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 11.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 547.24 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 64.56 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people in range of 4g mobile network in El Salvador?
- Share of people in range of 4g mobile network in El Salvador was 80.0% 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of people in range of 4g mobile network recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of people in range of 4g mobile network?
- El Salvador ranks 168th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this El Salvador 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 (%).