Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Tonga
Tonga: Share of people in range of 4G mobile network was 96.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Tonga, 2014–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 96.0% for share of people in range of 4g mobile network in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over five years.
Over the whole period, share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Tonga peaked at 96.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
That places Tonga 111th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 41.1% | — |
| 2017 | 65.0% | +58.0% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +47.7% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 96.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.0%, 98% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 96.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.5%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.4% | 0.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 96.0% | 96.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 110 Paraguay 96.9% compare
- 111 Chile 96.0% compare
- 111 Saint Lucia 96.0% compare
- 111 Sao Tome and Principe 96.0% compare
- 111 Tunisia 96.0% compare
More science & technology data for Tonga
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 61.73 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6173 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 64,838 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 90.05 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.7928 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 4.85 (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 Tonga?
- Share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Tonga was 96.0% 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of people in range of 4g mobile network recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Tonga rank for share of people in range of 4g mobile network?
- Tonga ranks 111th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Tonga 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 (%).