Thanks to governments’ initiatives and development partners’ support, Forum Island Countries (FICs) have been improving internet coverage across their territories. Data from ITU for 2023 shows that there are 11 FICs with a share of the ‘Population covered by at least 4G mobile network’ above 50 percent:

Cook Islands: 55%; Fiji: 92.9%; French Polynesia: 90%; Kiribati: 64%; Federate States of Micronesia: 85%; Nauru: 90%; New Caledonia: 90%; Niue: 90%; Papua New Guinea: 70%; Samoa: 99%; Solomon Islands: 29.5%; Tonga: 96%; Tuvalu: 27%; Vanuatu: 90%.