Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Gabon
Gabon: Share of people in range of 4G mobile network was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Gabon, 2014–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 98.0% for share of people in range of 4g mobile network in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 880.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Gabon peaked at 98.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2014.
Gabon ranks 97th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 10.0% | — |
| 2015 | 78.0% | +680.0% |
| 2016 | 83.0% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 98.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.0%, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 98.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.8%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.7% | 10.0% | 97.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 94 Liechtenstein 98.3% compare
- 95 Japan 98.1% compare
- 95 Montenegro 98.1% compare
- 97 Austria 98.0% compare
- 97 Bosnia and Herzegovina 98.0% compare
- 97 Egypt 98.0% compare
More science & technology data for Gabon
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 125.34 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.25 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 3.18 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 11.82 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 90.57 (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 Gabon?
- Share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Gabon was 98.0% 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of people in range of 4g mobile network recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2014.
- How does Gabon rank for share of people in range of 4g mobile network?
- Gabon ranks 97th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of people in range of 4g mobile network rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 880.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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 (%).