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Japan has the highest 4G Penetration (100), followed by South Korea (99.2) and United States (97.1). Belarus has the lowest (48).

Infrastructure & EnergyTech & Business160 countries · 3 metricsUpdated Aug 18, 2025Original page
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4G Penetration

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 106 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
80.65
Middle half 70.63 – 89.1
Average
79.58
106 countries
Highest
100
Japan
Lowest
48
Belarus

Data

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160 countries · # = rank by 4G Penetration
#
1Japan100B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+911
2South Korea99.2B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+35
3United States97.1B2 (1900 MHz PCS), B4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1)+1316
4Netherlands96.6B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+46
5Denmark94.8B3 (1800 MHz +), B7 (2600 MHz)+13
6Switzerland94.6B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+46
7Taiwan94.5B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+35
8Belgium94.4B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+35
9Singapore94.1B3 (1800 MHz +), B7 (2600 MHz)+35
9Norway94.1B3 (1800 MHz +), B7 (2600 MHz)+13
11Hong Kong93.8B3 (1800 MHz +), B7 (2600 MHz)+24
12Lithuania93.1B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+68
13Estonia92.9B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+24
14Germany92.5B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+68
14Finland92.5B3 (1800 MHz +), B7 (2600 MHz)+13
16Cyprus92.1B3 (1800 MHz +)1
17Canada91.9B2 (1900 MHz PCS), B4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1)+1214
17Czechia91.9B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+35
17Qatar91.9B3 (1800 MHz +), B3 (1800 MHz +)+24
20United Arab Emirates91.5B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+24
21United Kingdom91.3B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+68
22Italy90.1B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+68
22Sweden90.1B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+57
24Hungary90B3 (1800 MHz +), B7 (2600 MHz)+35
25Puerto Rico89.8B4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1), B13 (700 MHz c)+46
26Bahrain89.5B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+24
27France89.1B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+35
27Poland89.1B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+57
29Slovakia88.9B3 (1800 MHz +), B7 (2600 MHz)+13
30Austria88.8B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+57
31Australia88.5B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+68
32Latvia88.4B3 (1800 MHz +), B7 (2600 MHz)+13
33Slovenia88B8 (900 MHz), B20 (800 MHz DD)2
34Portugal87.2B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+46
34Kyrgyzstan87.2B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+24
36Greece86.9B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+35
37Romania86.6B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+46
38Bulgaria86B3 (1800 MHz +)1
38North Macedonia86——
38Iceland86B3 (1800 MHz +), B7 (2600 MHz)+13
41Croatia85.4B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+24
42Spain84.6B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+57
43Serbia84.3B3 (1800 MHz +)1
44Georgia83.4B3 (1800 MHz +), B20 (800 MHz DD)2
45Thailand83.3B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+35
46South Africa83.1B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+24
47Luxembourg82.7B3 (1800 MHz +)1
48China82.5B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+68
49Cambodia81.8B3 (1800 MHz +), B5 (850 MHz)2
49Israel81.8B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+46
51Malaysia81.7B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+35
52New Zealand81B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+46
53Vietnam80.7B3 (1800 MHz +)1
54India80.6B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+57
55Philippines80.5B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+68
56Morocco79.7B3 (1800 MHz +), B7 (2600 MHz)+24
57Albania79.4B3 (1800 MHz +), B7 (2600 MHz)2
58Turkey79.3B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+46
58Lebanon79.3B3 (1800 MHz +), B20 (800 MHz DD)2
60Saudi Arabia79.2B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+57
61Russia79.1B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+79
62Dominican Republic78.4B2 (1900 MHz PCS), B3 (1800 MHz +)+13
63Sri Lanka77.8B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+57
64Indonesia77.6B3 (1800 MHz +), B5 (850 MHz)+24
65Myanmar76.9B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+13
65Oman76.9B3 (1800 MHz +), B40 (TD 2300 MHz)2
65Ireland76.9B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+35
68Guatemala76.7B2 (1900 MHz PCS), B5 (850 MHz)+35
69Pakistan75.9B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz ++13
70Azerbaijan75.7B3 (1800 MHz +)1
71Argentina74.9B1 (2100 MHz), B2 (1900 MHz PCS)+46
72Egypt74.1B3 (1800 MHz +)1
73Mexico73B2 (1900 MHz PCS), B4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1)+46
73Panama73B2 (1900 MHz PCS), B28 (700 MHz APT)2
75Peru72.5B2 (1900 MHz PCS), B4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1)+68
76Kuwait71.8B3 (1800 MHz +), B7 (2600 MHz)+13
77El Salvador71.3B2 (1900 MHz PCS), B5 (850 MHz)+13
78Kazakhstan71B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+24
78Jordan71B3 (1800 MHz +)1
80Chile70.5B2 (1900 MHz PCS), B4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1)+57
81Tunisia70.4——
81Uruguay70.4B2 (1900 MHz PCS), B4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1)2
83Uzbekistan69.8B7 (2600 MHz)1
84Honduras69.5B4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1), B5 (850 MHz)2
84Costa Rica69.5B3 (1800 MHz +), B7 (2600 MHz)2
86Moldova68.4B3 (1800 MHz +), B7 (2600 MHz)+13
87Paraguay67.9B2 (1900 MHz PCS), B4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1)+13
88Brazil67.5B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+46
88Jamaica67.5B5 (850 MHz)1
90Ukraine67.3B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+57
91Mongolia67.1——
92Bangladesh66.7B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+13
93Kenya65.9B3 (1800 MHz +), B20 (800 MHz DD)+13
94Zambia64.7B3 (1800 MHz +)1
95Nicaragua64.2B4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1)1
96Iraq63.3B3 (1800 MHz +)1
97Colombia63.1B2 (1900 MHz PCS), B4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1)+35
98Nigeria62.6B3 (1800 MHz +), B7 (2600 MHz)+13
99Nepal61B3 (1800 MHz +), B8 (900 MHz)+13
100Algeria58.4B1 (2100 MHz), B2 (1900 MHz PCS)+46
100Bolivia58.4B2 (1900 MHz PCS), B4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1)+57
102Ecuador57.7B2 (1900 MHz PCS), B4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1)2
103Ghana56.8B1 (2100 MHz), B7 (2600 MHz)+13
104Ivory Coast55B20 (800 MHz DD)1
105Senegal54.4——
106Belarus48B3 (1800 MHz +), B7 (2600 MHz)+13
—Ethiopia—B3 (1800 MHz +)1
—Iran—B3 (1800 MHz +), B7 (2600 MHz)+13
—Tanzania—B20 (800 MHz DD)1
—Sudan—B1 (2100 MHz)1
—Uganda—B3 (1800 MHz +), B7 (2600 MHz)+13
—Afghanistan—B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)2
—Angola—B3 (1800 MHz +)1
—Madagascar—B3 (1800 MHz +)1
—Venezuela—B3 (1800 MHz +), B4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1)2
—Mali—B3 (1800 MHz +), B20 (800 MHz DD)2
—Zimbabwe—B3 (1800 MHz +)1
—Guinea—B3 (1800 MHz +)1
—Burundi—B3 (1800 MHz +)1
—Tajikistan—B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+13
—Papua New Guinea—B28 (700 MHz APT)1
—Cuba—B3 (1800 MHz +)1
—Togo—B3 (1800 MHz +), B7 (2600 MHz)+24
—Laos—B3 (1800 MHz +)1
—Turkmenistan—B7 (2600 MHz)1
—Namibia—B3 (1800 MHz +)1
—Armenia—B3 (1800 MHz +), B7 (2600 MHz)+24
—Lesotho—B20 (800 MHz DD)1
—Trinidad and Tobago—B2 (1900 MHz PCS), B4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1)+24
—Mauritius—B3 (1800 MHz +)1
—Fiji—B3 (1800 MHz +), B20 (800 MHz DD)2
—Bhutan—B3 (1800 MHz +)1
—Macau—B3 (1800 MHz +), B8 (900 MHz)+13
—Montenegro—B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+35
—Malta—B3 (1800 MHz +), B20 (800 MHz DD)2
—Maldives—B3 (1800 MHz +), B7 (2600 MHz)+13
—Brunei—B1 (2100 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz +)+13
—Belize—B2 (1900 MHz PCS), B5 (850 MHz)+24
—Bahamas—B4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1), B13 (700 MHz c)+13
—Vanuatu—B40 (TD 2300 MHz)1
—French Polynesia—B7 (2600 MHz), B10 (AWS 1+3)+13
—Guam—B2 (1900 MHz PCS), B4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1)+24
—Kiribati—B12 (700 MHz ac)1
—Seychelles—B20 (800 MHz DD)1
—Aruba—B3 (1800 MHz +)1
—Jersey—B3 (1800 MHz +), B7 (2600 MHz)+13
—Isle of Man—B3 (1800 MHz +), B20 (800 MHz DD)2
—Andorra—B3 (1800 MHz +), B20 (800 MHz DD)2
—United States Virgin Islands—B4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1)1
—Cayman Islands—B3 (1800 MHz +), B17 (700 MHz bc)2
—Dominica—B4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1), B17 (700 MHz bc)2
—Guernsey—B3 (1800 MHz +), B7 (2600 MHz)+13
—Bermuda—B12 (700 MHz ac), B13 (700 MHz c)+13
—Greenland—B20 (800 MHz DD)1
—Turks and Caicos Islands—B17 (700 MHz bc)1
—Northern Mariana Islands—B12 (700 MHz ac)1
—Gibraltar—B7 (2600 MHz), B20 (800 MHz DD)2
—Liechtenstein—B20 (800 MHz DD)1
—Monaco—B7 (2600 MHz), B20 (800 MHz DD)2
—San Marino—B3 (1800 MHz +), B3 (1800 MHz +)+24

What correlates with 4G Penetration?

Pearson r against 1,715 other country metrics sharing at least 64 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher 4G Penetration tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

  1. Global Innovation Index Overall RankMost Innovative CountriesA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = +0.78 · very strong · n = 102
    Plot
  2. Logistics CompetenceLogistics Performance Index by Country
    r = +0.78 · very strong · n = 92
    Plot
  3. Logistics Performance Index (LPI) Total ScoreLogistics Performance Index by Country
    r = +0.78 · very strong · n = 92
    Plot
  4. LP Infrastructure & Market AccessLegatum Prosperity IndexA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = +0.77 · very strong · n = 105
    Plot
  5. Average Age Upon Birth of First Child (CIA)Average Age of Having First Child by Country
    r = +0.77 · very strong · n = 73
    Plot
  6. Overall Infrastructure ScoreInfrastructure by Country
    r = +0.77 · very strong · n = 65
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher 4G Penetration tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

  1. Individuals Making Under $10kWealth Inequality by Country
    r = −0.73 · very strong · n = 99
    Plot
  2. % ChildrenChildren in the World by Country
    r = −0.71 · very strong · n = 105
    Plot
  3. Gender Inequality Index ScoreGender Inequality Index by Country
    r = −0.70 · very strong · n = 103
    Plot
  4. Aged 0-14Age Structure by Country
    r = −0.70 · strong · n = 106
    Plot
  5. Public ServicesFailed States
    r = −0.69 · strong · n = 102
    Plot
  6. Young ADRAge Dependency Ratio by Country
    r = −0.67 · strong · n = 105
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest 4G Penetration?
Japan has the highest 4G Penetration, at 100, followed by South Korea (99.2) and United States (97.1).
Which country has the lowest 4G Penetration?
Belarus has the lowest 4G Penetration, at 48.
What is the median 4G Penetration across countries?
The median is 80.65 across the 106 countries with data.
Where does this lte bands by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Major Nuclear Reactor Incidents - Atomic Archive; Nuclear and radiation accidents and incidents - Wiki; Nuclear power accidents by country - Wiki.

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