Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Share of people in range of 4G mobile network was 35.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Solomon Islands, 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 Solomon Islands is 35.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.1% on the previous year and up 206.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Solomon Islands peaked at 35.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2015.
That places Solomon Islands 206th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11.5% | — |
| 2016 | 13.3% | +15.7% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | +42.9% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 29.5% | +18.2% |
| 2024 | 35.2% | +19.1% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 35.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.0%, 40% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 35.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.5%, 37% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.8% | 11.5% | 25.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 25.0% | 35.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 203 Afghanistan 37.3% compare
- 204 Guinea-Bissau 35.8% compare
- 205 Haiti 35.7% compare
- 207 Madagascar 34.6% compare
- 208 Burundi 32.2% compare
- 209 Tuvalu 31.3% compare
More science & technology data for Solomon Islands
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 62.07 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6207 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 484,835 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 17.32 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.1335 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 14.84 (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 Solomon Islands?
- Share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Solomon Islands was 35.2% 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 35.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of people in range of 4g mobile network recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2015.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for share of people in range of 4g mobile network?
- Solomon Islands ranks 206th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of people in range of 4g mobile network rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 206.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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 (%).