Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Latvia
Latvia: Share of people in range of 4G mobile network was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Latvia, 2012–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 95.0% for share of people in range of 4g mobile network in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Latvia peaked at 95.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 2012.
Latvia ranks 117th of 214 countries on this measure, 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 Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 26.7% | — |
| 2013 | 38.6% | +44.9% |
| 2014 | 75.0% | +94.1% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 95.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.2%, 96% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 95.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.7%, 95% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 73.6% | 26.7% | 95.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 95.0% | 95.0% | 95.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 116 Ecuador 95.9% compare
- 117 Bahamas 95.0% compare
- 117 Costa Rica 95.0% compare
- 117 Turks and Caicos Islands 95.0% compare
- 117 Ukraine 95.0% compare
More science & technology data for Latvia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 121.26 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.22 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 2.27 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 36.27 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.5622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,736 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0009 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Latvia?
- Share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Latvia was 95.0% 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of people in range of 4g mobile network recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 2012.
- How does Latvia rank for share of people in range of 4g mobile network?
- Latvia ranks 117th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of people in range of 4g mobile network rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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 (%).