List of countries by 4G LTE penetration
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This is a list of countries by 4G penetration.
2021 rankings
The following is a list of countries/territories by 4G LTE coverage as measured by SpeedChecker in 2021.[1]
Rank | Country/Territory | Penetration |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
100.0% |
2 | ![]() |
99.2% |
3 | ![]() |
97.1% |
4 | ![]() |
96.6% |
5 | ![]() |
94.8% |
6 | ![]() |
94.6% |
7 | ![]() |
94.5% |
8 | ![]() |
94.4% |
9 | ![]() |
94.1% |
10 | ![]() |
94.1% |
11 | ![]() |
93.8% |
12 | ![]() |
93.1% |
13 | ![]() |
92.9% |
14 | ![]() |
92.5% |
15 | ![]() |
92.5% |
16 | ![]() |
92.1% |
17 | ![]() |
91.9% |
18 | ![]() |
91.9% |
19 | ![]() |
91.9% |
20 | ![]() |
91.5% |
21 | ![]() |
91.3% |
22 | ![]() |
90.1% |
23 | ![]() |
90.1% |
24 | ![]() |
90.0% |
25 | ![]() |
89.8% |
26 | ![]() |
89.5% |
27 | ![]() |
89.1% |
28 | ![]() |
89.1% |
29 | ![]() |
88.9% |
30 | ![]() |
88.8% |
31 | ![]() |
88.5% |
32 | ![]() |
88.4% |
33 | ![]() |
88.0% |
34 | ![]() |
87.2% |
35 | ![]() |
87.2% |
36 | ![]() |
86.9% |
37 | ![]() |
86.6% |
38 | ![]() |
86.0% |
39 | ![]() |
86.0% |
40 | ![]() |
86.0% |
41 | ![]() |
85.4% |
42 | ![]() |
84.6% |
43 | ![]() |
84.3% |
44 | ![]() |
83.4% |
45 | ![]() |
83.3% |
46 | ![]() |
83.1% |
47 | ![]() |
82.7% |
48 | ![]() |
82.5% |
49 | ![]() |
81.8% |
50 | ![]() |
81.8% |
51 | ![]() |
81.7% |
52 | ![]() |
81.0% |
53 | ![]() |
80.7% |
54 | ![]() |
80.6% |
55 | ![]() |
80.5% |
56 | ![]() |
79.7% |
57 | ![]() |
79.4% |
58 | ![]() |
79.3% |
59 | ![]() |
79.3% |
60 | ![]() |
79.2% |
61 | ![]() |
79.1% |
62 | ![]() |
78.4% |
63 | ![]() |
77.8% |
64 | ![]() |
77.6% |
65 | ![]() |
76.9% |
66 | ![]() |
76.9% |
67 | ![]() |
76.9% |
68 | ![]() |
76.7% |
69 | ![]() |
75.9% |
70 | ![]() |
75.7% |
71 | ![]() |
74.9% |
72 | ![]() |
74.1% |
73 | ![]() |
73.0% |
74 | ![]() |
73.0% |
75 | ![]() |
72.5% |
76 | ![]() |
71.8% |
77 | ![]() |
71.3% |
78 | ![]() |
71.0% |
79 | ![]() |
71.0% |
80 | ![]() |
70.5% |
81 | ![]() |
70.4% |
82 | ![]() |
70.4% |
83 | ![]() |
69.8% |
84 | ![]() |
69.5% |
85 | ![]() |
69.5% |
86 | ![]() |
68.4% |
87 | ![]() |
67.9% |
88 | ![]() |
67.5% |
89 | ![]() |
67.5% |
90 | ![]() |
67.3% |
91 | ![]() |
67.1% |
92 | ![]() |
66.7% |
93 | ![]() |
65.9% |
94 | ![]() |
64.7% |
95 | ![]() |
64.2% |
96 | ![]() |
63.3% |
97 | ![]() |
63.1% |
98 | ![]() |
62.6% |
99 | ![]() |
61.0% |
100 | ![]() |
58.4% |
101 | ![]() |
58.4% |
102 | ![]() |
57.7% |
103 | ![]() |
56.8% |
104 | ![]() |
55.0% |
105 | ![]() |
54.4% |
106 | ![]() |
48.0% |
2019 Q1 rankings
The following is a list of countries/territories by 4G LTE coverage as measured by OpenSignal.com in January, February and March 2019.[2][3]
Rank | Country/Territory | Penetration |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
97.5% |
2 | ![]() |
96.3% |
3 | ![]() |
95.5% |
4 | ![]() |
94.1% |
5 | ![]() |
93.0% |
6 | ![]() |
92.8% |
7 | ![]() |
92.8% |
8 | ![]() |
91.4% |
9 | ![]() |
91.1% |
10 | ![]() |
90.9% |
11 | ![]() |
90.6% |
12 | ![]() |
90.4% |
13 | ![]() |
90.3% |
14 | ![]() |
90.2% |
15 | ![]() |
90.0% |
16 | ![]() |
89.6% |
17 | ![]() |
89.5% |
18 | ![]() |
88.8% |
19 | ![]() |
88.6% |
20 | ![]() |
88.0% |
21 | ![]() |
87.4% |
22 | ![]() |
87.3% |
23 | ![]() |
86.6% |
24 | ![]() |
86.2% |
25 | ![]() |
84.7% |
26 | ![]() |
84.5% |
27 | ![]() |
83.8% |
28 | ![]() |
83.5% |
29 | ![]() |
83.4% |
30 | ![]() |
83.3% |
31 | ![]() |
83.2% |
32 | ![]() |
83.2% |
33 | ![]() |
82.9% |
34 | ![]() |
82.6% |
35 | ![]() |
82.6% |
36 | ![]() |
81.5% |
37 | ![]() |
81.2% |
38 | ![]() |
81.1% |
39 | ![]() |
81.0% |
40 | ![]() |
79.8% |
41 | ![]() |
79.7% |
42 | ![]() |
79.6% |
43 | ![]() |
79.5% |
44 | ![]() |
79.1% |
45 | ![]() |
79.0% |
46 | ![]() |
79.0% |
47 | ![]() |
79.0% |
48 | ![]() |
78.9% |
49 | ![]() |
78.8% |
50 | ![]() |
78.7% |
51 | ![]() |
78.6% |
52 | ![]() |
78.4% |
53 | ![]() |
77.2% |
54 | ![]() |
76.9% |
55 | ![]() |
76.8% |
56 | ![]() |
76.7% |
57 | ![]() |
76.5% |
58 | ![]() |
75.9% |
59 | ![]() |
74.9% |
60 | ![]() |
74.2% |
61 | ![]() |
73.9% |
62 | ![]() |
73.6% |
63 | ![]() |
73.3% |
64 | ![]() |
73.3% |
65 | ![]() |
73.1% |
66 | ![]() |
72.9% |
67 | ![]() |
72.4% |
68 | ![]() |
72.2% |
69 | ![]() |
72.0% |
70 | ![]() |
71.8% |
71 | ![]() |
71.8% |
72 | ![]() |
69.5% |
73 | ![]() |
68.9% |
74 | ![]() |
68.6% |
75 | ![]() |
66.4% |
76 | ![]() |
65.8% |
77 | ![]() |
65.8% |
78 | ![]() |
65.4% |
79 | ![]() |
63.7% |
80 | ![]() |
63.0% |
81 | ![]() |
62.8% |
82 | ![]() |
61.2% |
83 | ![]() |
59.7% |
84 | ![]() |
57.6% |
85 | ![]() |
57.1% |
86 | ![]() |
56.5% |
87 | ![]() |
49.9% |
2017 Q4 rankings
The following is a list of countries/territories by 4G LTE coverage as measured by OpenSignal.com in October, November and December 2017.[4]
Rank | Country/Territory | Penetration |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
97.49% |
2 | ![]() |
94.70% |
3 | ![]() |
92.16% |
4 | ![]() |
90.34% |
5 | ![]() |
90.32% |
6 | ![]() |
89.64% |
7 | ![]() |
89.26% |
8 | ![]() |
88.40% |
9 | ![]() |
88.40% |
10 | ![]() |
87.37% |
11 | ![]() |
87.31% |
12 | ![]() |
87.08% |
13 | ![]() |
86.48% |
14 | ![]() |
86.26% |
15 | ![]() |
85.58% |
16 | ![]() |
85.39% |
17 | ![]() |
85.11% |
18 | ![]() |
84.47% |
19 | ![]() |
84.43% |
20 | ![]() |
84.21% |
21 | ![]() |
84.17% |
22 | ![]() |
83.78% |
23 | ![]() |
83.73% |
24 | ![]() |
82.79% |
25 | ![]() |
82.62% |
26 | ![]() |
82.38% |
27 | ![]() |
81.59% |
28 | ![]() |
80.50% |
29 | ![]() |
80.44% |
30 | ![]() |
79.95% |
31 | ![]() |
79.22% |
32 | ![]() |
79.02% |
33 | ![]() |
78.96% |
34 | ![]() |
78.67% |
35 | ![]() |
78.41% |
36 | ![]() |
77.28% |
37 | ![]() |
76.95% |
38 | ![]() |
76.04% |
39 | ![]() |
75.60% |
40 | ![]() |
75.57% |
41 | ![]() |
75.19% |
42 | ![]() |
74.88% |
43 | ![]() |
74.54% |
44 | ![]() |
74.48% |
45 | ![]() |
73.96% |
46 | ![]() |
73.66% |
47 | ![]() |
73.52% |
48 | ![]() |
73.17% |
49 | ![]() |
72.88% |
50 | ![]() |
72.84% |
51 | ![]() |
72.61% |
52 | ![]() |
72.39% |
53 | ![]() |
72.11% |
54 | ![]() |
71.26% |
55 | ![]() |
71.18% |
56 | ![]() |
70.63% |
57 | ![]() |
70.51% |
58 | ![]() |
69.93% |
59 | ![]() |
69.66% |
60 | ![]() |
69.34% |
61 | ![]() |
69.30% |
62 | ![]() |
69.27% |
63 | ![]() |
69.26% |
64 | ![]() |
69.99% |
65 | ![]() |
69.07% |
66 | ![]() |
68.31% |
67 | ![]() |
68.30% |
68 | ![]() |
67.95% |
69 | ![]() |
67.94% |
70 | ![]() |
65.67% |
71 | ![]() |
65.51% |
72 | ![]() |
65.13% |
73 | ![]() |
65.08% |
74 | ![]() |
64.66% |
75 | ![]() |
63.73% |
76 | ![]() |
62.52% |
77 | ![]() |
61.38% |
78 | ![]() |
61.26% |
79 | ![]() |
60.60% |
80 | ![]() |
59.99% |
81 | ![]() |
58.45% |
82 | ![]() |
56.99% |
83 | ![]() |
56.67% |
84 | ![]() |
46.69% |
85 | ![]() |
45.43% |
86 | ![]() |
45.30% |
87 | ![]() |
44.70% |
88 | ![]() |
40.94% |
89 | ![]() |
40.50% |
2017 Q1 rankings
The following is a list of countries/territories by 4G LTE coverage as measured by OpenSignal.com in 2017 Q1.[5]
Rank | Country/Territory | Penetration |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
96% |
2 | ![]() |
93% |
3 | ![]() |
87% |
4 | ![]() |
87% |
5 | ![]() |
86% |
6 | ![]() |
86% |
7 | ![]() |
85% |
8 | ![]() |
84% |
9 | ![]() |
84% |
10 | ![]() |
83% |
11 | ![]() |
83% |
12 | ![]() |
83% |
13 | ![]() |
82% |
14 | ![]() |
82% |
15 | ![]() |
82% |
16 | ![]() |
81% |
17 | ![]() |
81% |
18 | ![]() |
80% |
19 | ![]() |
79% |
20 | ![]() |
79% |
21 | ![]() |
78% |
22 | ![]() |
76% |
23 | ![]() |
76% |
24 | ![]() |
75% |
25 | ![]() |
75% |
26 | ![]() |
74% |
27 | ![]() |
74% |
28 | ![]() |
73% |
29 | ![]() |
72% |
30 | ![]() |
72% |
31 | ![]() |
72% |
32 | ![]() |
71% |
33 | ![]() |
70% |
34 | ![]() |
70% |
35 | ![]() |
69% |
36 | ![]() |
68% |
37 | ![]() |
67% |
38 | ![]() |
67% |
39 | ![]() |
67% |
40 | ![]() |
67% |
41 | ![]() |
66% |
42 | ![]() |
66% |
43 | ![]() |
66% |
44 | ![]() |
65% |
45 | ![]() |
65% |
46 | ![]() |
64% |
47 | ![]() |
64% |
48 | ![]() |
64% |
49 | ![]() |
63% |
50 | ![]() |
63% |
51 | ![]() |
63% |
52 | ![]() |
63% |
53 | ![]() |
62% |
54 | ![]() |
62% |
55 | ![]() |
61% |
56 | ![]() |
61% |
57 | ![]() |
61% |
58 | ![]() |
59% |
59 | ![]() |
59% |
60 | ![]() |
59% |
61 | ![]() |
58% |
62 | ![]() |
58% |
63 | ![]() |
58% |
64 | ![]() |
58% |
65 | ![]() |
57% |
66 | ![]() |
57% |
67 | ![]() |
56% |
68 | ![]() |
56% |
69 | ![]() |
56% |
70 | ![]() |
55% |
71 | ![]() |
53% |
72 | ![]() |
53% |
73 | ![]() |
49% |
74 | ![]() |
42% |
75 | ![]() |
40% |
76 | ![]() |
40% |
2016 November rankings
The following is a list of countries/territories by 4G LTE coverage as measured by OpenSignal.com in 2016 November.[6]
Rank | Country/Territory | Penetration |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
96% |
2 | ![]() |
92% |
3 | ![]() |
85% |
4 | ![]() |
84% |
5 | ![]() |
84% |
6 | ![]() |
83% |
7 | ![]() |
82% |
8 | ![]() |
82% |
9 | ![]() |
81% |
10 | ![]() |
81% |
11 | ![]() |
81% |
12 | ![]() |
80% |
13 | ![]() |
79% |
14 | ![]() |
78% |
15 | ![]() |
76% |
16 | ![]() |
76% |
17 | ![]() |
75% |
18 | ![]() |
75% |
19 | ![]() |
74% |
20 | ![]() |
74% |
21 | ![]() |
74% |
22 | ![]() |
73% |
23 | ![]() |
73% |
24 | ![]() |
72% |
25 | ![]() |
71% |
26 | ![]() |
71% |
27 | ![]() |
70% |
28 | ![]() |
70% |
29 | ![]() |
67% |
30 | ![]() |
67% |
31 | ![]() |
66% |
32 | ![]() |
66% |
33 | ![]() |
65% |
34 | ![]() |
65% |
35 | ![]() |
64% |
36 | ![]() |
64% |
37 | ![]() |
64% |
38 | ![]() |
63% |
39 | ![]() |
63% |
40 | ![]() |
63% |
41 | ![]() |
63% |
42 | ![]() |
63% |
43 | ![]() |
62% |
44 | ![]() |
62% |
45 | ![]() |
62% |
46 | ![]() |
61% |
47 | ![]() |
61% |
48 | ![]() |
60% |
49 | ![]() |
60% |
50 | ![]() |
60% |
51 | ![]() |
59% |
52 | ![]() |
58% |
53 | ![]() |
58% |
54 | ![]() |
58% |
55 | ![]() |
58% |
56 | ![]() |
58% |
57 | ![]() |
58% |
58 | ![]() |
57% |
59 | ![]() |
57% |
60 | ![]() |
57% |
61 | ![]() |
55% |
62 | ![]() |
54% |
63 | ![]() |
54% |
64 | ![]() |
54% |
65 | ![]() |
53% |
66 | ![]() |
53% |
67 | ![]() |
53% |
68 | ![]() |
53% |
69 | ![]() |
52% |
70 | ![]() |
52% |
71 | ![]() |
49% |
72 | ![]() |
49% |
73 | ![]() |
48% |
74 | ![]() |
45% |
75 | ![]() |
43% |
76 | ![]() |
42% |
77 | ![]() |
41% |
78 | ![]() |
40% |
2015 Q4 rankings
The following is a list of countries/territories by 4G LTE coverage as measured by OpenSignal.com in 2015 Q4.[7]
Rank | Country/Territory | Penetration |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
97% |
2 | ![]() |
90% |
3 | ![]() |
86% |
4 | ![]() |
85% |
5 | ![]() |
84% |
6 | ![]() |
83% |
7 | ![]() |
81% |
8 | ![]() |
81% |
9 | ![]() |
79% |
10 | ![]() |
79% |
11 | ![]() |
79% |
12 | ![]() |
79% |
13 | ![]() |
79% |
14 | ![]() |
78% |
15 | ![]() |
76% |
16 | ![]() |
76% |
17 | ![]() |
76% |
18 | ![]() |
75% |
19 | ![]() |
75% |
20 | ![]() |
75% |
21 | ![]() |
73% |
22 | ![]() |
71% |
23 | ![]() |
70% |
24 | ![]() |
69% |
25 | ![]() |
67% |
26 | ![]() |
66% |
27 | ![]() |
66% |
28 | ![]() |
66% |
29 | ![]() |
65% |
30 | ![]() |
65% |
31 | ![]() |
65% |
32 | ![]() |
64% |
33 | ![]() |
64% |
34 | ![]() |
61% |
35 | ![]() |
61% |
36 | ![]() |
61% |
37 | ![]() |
61% |
38 | ![]() |
60% |
39 | ![]() |
60% |
40 | ![]() |
59% |
41 | ![]() |
59% |
42 | ![]() |
58% |
43 | ![]() |
57% |
44 | ![]() |
57% |
45 | ![]() |
57% |
46 | ![]() |
57% |
47 | ![]() |
57% |
48 | ![]() |
56% |
49 | ![]() |
56% |
50 | ![]() |
55% |
51 | ![]() |
55% |
52 | ![]() |
54% |
53 | ![]() |
54% |
54 | ![]() |
53% |
55 | ![]() |
53% |
56 | ![]() |
53% |
57 | ![]() |
52% |
58 | ![]() |
52% |
59 | ![]() |
51% |
60 | ![]() |
51% |
61 | ![]() |
50% |
62 | ![]() |
49% |
63 | ![]() |
47% |
64 | ![]() |
44% |
65 | ![]() |
43% |
66 | ![]() |
41% |
67 | ![]() |
41% |
68 | ![]() |
39% |
2015 Q3 rankings
The following is a list of countries/territories by 4G LTE coverage as measured by OpenSignal.com in 2015 Q3.[8]
Rank | Country/Territory | Penetration |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
97% |
2 | ![]() |
90% |
3 | ![]() |
86% |
4 | ![]() |
86% |
5 | ![]() |
84% |
6 | ![]() |
84% |
7 | ![]() |
81% |
8 | ![]() |
80% |
9 | ![]() |
79% |
10 | ![]() |
78% |
11 | ![]() |
78% |
12 | ![]() |
76% |
13 | ![]() |
75% |
14 | ![]() |
74% |
15 | ![]() |
74% |
2013 rankings
The following is a list of countries by 4G LTE coverage as measured by Juniper Networks in 2013 and published by Bloomberg.[9][10]
Rank | Country/Territory | Penetration |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
86.0% |
2 | ![]() |
21.3% |
3 | ![]() |
21.1% |
4 | ![]() |
19.0% |
5 | ![]() |
14.0% |
6 | ![]() |
8.0% |
7 | ![]() |
5.0% |
8 | ![]() |
3.0% |
9 | ![]() |
2.0% |
10 | ![]() |
1.0% |
11 | ![]() |
1.0% |
See also
- List of countries by Internet connection speeds
- List of countries by smartphone penetration
- List of countries by number of mobile phones in use
- List of mobile network operators
- List of countries by number of Internet users
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