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Media > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.".

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 ChinaChina 641.23 million 2008
2 European UnionEuropean Union 607.15 million 2008
3 IndiaIndia 346.89 million 2008
4 United StatesUnited States 270.5 million 2008
5 RussiaRussia 199.52 million 2008
6 BrazilBrazil 150.64 million 2008
7 IndonesiaIndonesia 140.58 million 2008
8 JapanJapan 110.39 million 2008
9 GermanyGermany 105.52 million 2008
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 104.88 million 2008
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 97.54 million 2008
10 ItalyItaly 90.34 million 2008
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 88.73 million 2008
11 PakistanPakistan 88.02 million 2008
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 87.69 million 2008
12 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 77.36 million 2008
13 MexicoMexico 75.31 million 2008
14 VietnamVietnam 70 million 2008
15 PhilippinesPhilippines 68.12 million 2008
16 TurkeyTurkey 65.82 million 2008
17 NigeriaNigeria 62.99 million 2008
18 ThailandThailand 62 million 2008
19 FranceFrance 57.97 million 2008
20 UkraineUkraine 55.69 million 2008
21 SpainSpain 49.68 million 2008
22 ArgentinaArgentina 46.51 million 2008
23 South AfricaSouth Africa 45 million 2008
24 BangladeshBangladesh 44.64 million 2008
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 44.41 million 2008
25 PolandPoland 43.93 million 2008
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 41.48 million 2008
26 ColombiaColombia 41.36 million 2008
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 41.32 million 2008
27 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 36 million 2008
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 33.98 million 2008
28 AlgeriaAlgeria 31.87 million 2008
29 MalaysiaMalaysia 27.71 million 2008
30 VenezuelaVenezuela 27.08 million 2008
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 24.98 million 2008
31 RomaniaRomania 24.47 million 2008
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 23.78 million 2008
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 23.7 million 2008
32 MoroccoMorocco 22.82 million 2008
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 22.74 million 2008
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 22.34 million 2008
33 AustraliaAustralia 22.12 million 2008
34 CanadaCanada 22.09 million 2008
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 21.89 million 2008
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 21.69 million 2008
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 21.59 million 2008
35 PeruPeru 20.95 million 2008
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 20.88 million 2008
36 NetherlandsNetherlands 20.63 million 2008
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 20.1 million 2008
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 18.24 million 2008
37 IraqIraq 17.53 million 2008
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 16.5 million 2008
38 KenyaKenya 16.3 million 2008
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 16.2 million 2008
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 15.99 million 2008
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 15.68 million 2008
39 GuatemalaGuatemala 14.95 million 2008
40 KazakhstanKazakhstan 14.91 million 2008
41 PortugalPortugal 14.91 million 2008
42 ChileChile 14.8 million 2008
43 GreeceGreece 13.8 million 2008
44 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 13.78 million 2008
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 13.43 million 2008
45 TanzaniaTanzania 13.01 million 2008
46 UzbekistanUzbekistan 12.73 million 2008
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 12.25 million 2008
47 HungaryHungary 12.22 million 2008
48 SudanSudan 11.99 million 2008
49 BelgiumBelgium 11.82 million 2008
50 GhanaGhana 11.57 million 2008
51 EcuadorEcuador 11.54 million 2008
52 Sri LankaSri Lanka 11.08 million 2008
53 SwedenSweden 10.89 million 2008
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 10.87 million 2008
54 AustriaAustria 10.82 million 2008
55 BulgariaBulgaria 10.5 million 2008
56 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 10.45 million 2008
57 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 9.62 million 2008
58 United Arab EmiratesUAE 9.36 million 2008
59 IsraelIsrael 8.98 million 2008
60 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 8.9 million 2008
61 TunisiaTunisia 8.6 million 2008
62 UgandaUganda 8.55 million 2008
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 8.19 million 2008
63 BelarusBelarus 8.13 million 2008
64 AfghanistanAfghanistan 7.9 million 2008
65 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 7.21 million 2008
66 SyriaSyria 7.06 million 2008
67 El SalvadorEl Salvador 6.95 million 2008
68 DenmarkDenmark 6.86 million 2008
69 FinlandFinland 6.83 million 2008
70 AngolaAngola 6.77 million 2008
71 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 6.55 million 2008
72 SingaporeSingapore 6.38 million 2008
73 HondurasHonduras 6.21 million 2008
74 CameroonCameroon 6.16 million 2008
75 ParaguayParaguay 5.95 million 2008
76 CroatiaCroatia 5.88 million 2008
77 SlovakiaSlovakia 5.52 million 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 5.44 million 2008
78 SenegalSenegal 5.39 million 2008
79 IrelandIreland 5.36 million 2008
80 JordanJordan 5.31 million 2008
81 NorwayNorway 5.25 million 2008
82 LithuaniaLithuania 5.02 million 2008
83 MadagascarMadagascar 4.84 million 2008
84 BoliviaBolivia 4.83 million 2008
85 LibyaLibya 4.83 million 2008
86 New ZealandNew Zealand 4.62 million 2008
87 MozambiqueMozambique 4.41 million 2008
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 4.27 million 2008
88 CambodiaCambodia 4.24 million 2008
89 NepalNepal 4.2 million 2008
90 PanamaPanama 3.92 million 2008
Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile) 3.91 million 2004
91 GuineaGuinea 3.84 million 2008
92 TajikistanTajikistan 3.67 million 2008
93 ZambiaZambia 3.54 million 2008
94 UruguayUruguay 3.51 million 2008
95 MaliMali 3.44 million 2008
96 BeninBenin 3.44 million 2008
97 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 3.39 million 2008
98 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 3.35 million 2005
99 OmanOman 3.22 million 2008
100 HaitiHaiti 3.2 million 2008
101 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 3.18 million 2008
102 AlbaniaAlbania 3.14 million 2008
103 NicaraguaNicaragua 3.11 million 2008
104 ArmeniaArmenia 3.08 million 2008
105 KuwaitKuwait 2.91 million 2008
106 GeorgiaGeorgia 2.76 million 2008
107 JamaicaJamaica 2.72 million 2008
108 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 2.55 million 2008
109 EstoniaEstonia 2.52 million 2008
110 MoldovaMoldova 2.42 million 2008
111 LatviaLatvia 2.23 million 2008
112 MauritaniaMauritania 2.09 million 2008
113 SloveniaSlovenia 2.05 million 2008
114 LaosLaos 2.02 million 2008
115 EthiopiaEthiopia 1.95 million 2008
116 NigerNiger 1.9 million 2008
117 Costa RicaCosta Rica 1.89 million 2008
118 ChadChad 1.81 million 2008
119 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 1.81 million 2008
120 MalawiMalawi 1.78 million 2008
121 MongoliaMongolia 1.76 million 2008
122 QatarQatar 1.68 million 2008
123 ZimbabweZimbabwe 1.65 million 2008
124 TogoTogo 1.55 million 2008
125 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 1.5 million 2008
126 BotswanaBotswana 1.49 million 2008
127 BahrainBahrain 1.44 million 2008
128 LebanonLebanon 1.43 million 2008
129 RwandaRwanda 1.32 million 2008
130 GabonGabon 1.3 million 2008
131 The GambiaThe Gambia 1.17 million 2008
132 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 1.14 million 2008
133 NamibiaNamibia 1.05 million 2008
134 MauritiusMauritius 1.03 million 2008
135 CyprusCyprus 1.02 million 2008
136 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 1.01 million 2008
137 LiberiaLiberia 732,000 2008
138 LuxembourgLuxembourg 707,000 2008
139 SomaliaSomalia 627,000 2008
=140 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 600,000 2008
=140 FijiFiji 600,000 2008
142 LesothoLesotho 581,000 2008
143 SwazilandSwaziland 531,643 2008
144 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 500,156 2008
145 BurundiBurundi 480,584 2008
146 MaldivesMaldives 435,627 2008
147 SurinameSuriname 416,000 2008
148 BarbadosBarbados 406,000 2008
149 MaltaMalta 385,636 2008
150 BruneiBrunei 376,000 2008
151 BurmaBurma 367,388 2008
152 The BahamasThe Bahamas 358,050 2008
153 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 346,000 2008
154 IcelandIceland 342,711 2008
155 CubaCuba 331,736 2008
156 GuyanaGuyana 281,368 2005
157 Cape VerdeCape Verde 277,670 2008
158 BhutanBhutan 251,000 2008
159 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 200,000 2004
160 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 196,474 2008
161 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 169,600 2008
162 BelizeBelize 160,032 2008
163 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 154,000 2008
164 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 136,592 2008
165 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 130,098 2008
166 SamoaSamoa 124,000 2008
167 ArubaAruba 120,806 2008
168 DjiboutiDjibouti 112,848 2008
169 EritreaEritrea 108,631 2008
170 DominicaDominica 100,000 2008
171 ComorosComoros 98,428 2008
172 GuamGuam 98,000 2004
173 SeychellesSeychelles 93,476 2008
174 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 80,300 2005
175 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 80,000 2008
176 BermudaBermuda 79,000 2008
177 GrenadaGrenada 60,022 2008
178 GreenlandGreenland 55,816 2008
179 TongaTonga 50,472 2008
180 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 49,000 2008
181 MayotteMayotte 48,100 2004
182 VanuatuVanuatu 36,000 2008
183 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 34,000 2008
184 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 33,800 2004
185 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 30,000 2008
186 San MarinoSan Marino 24,000 2008
187 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 20,474 2004
188 PalauPalau 12,208 2008
189 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 2,250 2004
=190 KiribatiKiribati 1,000 2008
=190 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 1,000 2008

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