4G population coverage2020

Share of the population living within range of at least each generation of mobile network, regardless of whether they actually subscribe to or use a mobile phone. Because coverage is cumulative, anyone within range of a newer generation is also counted in the older ones.

{
  "description": "Share of the population living within range of at least each generation of mobile network, regardless of whether they actually subscribe to or use a mobile phone.",
  "column": {
    "titleShort": "4G",
    "titleLong": "4G",
    "descriptionShort": "Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network (%).",
    "shortUnit": "%",
    "unit": "%",
    "timespan": "2012-2025",
    "type": "Numeric",
    "owidVariableId": 1305551,
    "shortName": "_9_c_1__it_mob_4gntwk",
    "lastUpdated": "2026-07-31",
    "nextUpdate": "2027-07-31",
    "citationShort": "International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data",
    "citationLong": "International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. “4G” [dataset]. International Telecommunication Union, “Data from multiple sources” [original data].",
    "fullMetadata": "https://api.ourworldindata.org/v1/indicators/1305551.metadata.json"
  },
  "sourceNote": "Share of the population living within range of at least each generation of mobile network, regardless of whether they actually subscribe to or use a mobile phone. Because coverage is cumulative, anyone within range of a newer generation is also counted in the older ones."
}