Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Spain
Spain: Share of people in range of 4G mobile network was 99.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Spain, 2013–2024
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 Spain is 99.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Spain peaked at 99.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 51.3%, in 2013.
That places Spain 47th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 51.3% | — |
| 2014 | 75.0% | +46.3% |
| 2015 | 91.3% | +21.7% |
| 2016 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.2% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 97.8% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 99.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.2%, 1.0× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Spain's 99.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.7%, 100% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.0% | 51.3% | 99.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More science & technology data for Spain
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 130.26 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.28 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 62.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 122.45 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 60,304 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0012 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Spain?
- Share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Spain was 99.7% 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of people in range of 4g mobile network recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.3% in 2013.
- How does Spain rank for share of people in range of 4g mobile network?
- Spain ranks 47th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of people in range of 4g mobile network rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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 (%).