Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Share of people in range of 4G mobile network was 31.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Tuvalu, 2015–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Tuvalu stood at 31.3%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.0% on the previous year and up 56.6% over five years.
Over the whole period, share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Tuvalu peaked at 31.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
Tuvalu ranks 209th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 20.0% | — |
| 2021 | 25.0% | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 27.0% | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 31.3% | +16.0% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 31.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.0%, 32% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 31.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.5%, 33% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 20.0% | 31.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 206 Solomon Islands 35.2% compare
- 207 Madagascar 34.6% compare
- 208 Burundi 32.2% compare
- 210 South Sudan 15.0% compare
- 211 Central African Republic 0.2% compare
- 212 Eritrea 0.0%
- 212 North Korea 0.0%
- 212 Palestine 0.0%
More science & technology data for Tuvalu
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 98.86 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9886 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 9,878 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 329.27 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 11.97 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 9.76 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 0.42 (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 Tuvalu?
- Share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Tuvalu was 31.3% 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of people in range of 4g mobile network recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does Tuvalu rank for share of people in range of 4g mobile network?
- Tuvalu ranks 209th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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 (%).