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Media > Mobile phone subscribers: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 ChinaChina 393.43 million 2005
2 United StatesUnited States 201.65 million 2005
3 RussiaRussia 120 million 2005
4 JapanJapan 94.75 million 2005
5 IndiaIndia 90 million 2005
6 BrazilBrazil 86.21 million 2005
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 82.56 million 2005
7 GermanyGermany 79.2 million 2005
8 ItalyItaly 72.2 million 2005
9 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 65.5 million 2005
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 52.28 million 2005
10 FranceFrance 48.06 million 2005
11 MexicoMexico 47.46 million 2005
12 IndonesiaIndonesia 46.91 million 2005
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 45.18 million 2005
13 TurkeyTurkey 43.61 million 2005
14 SpainSpain 41.33 million 2005
15 South KoreaSouth Korea 38.34 million 2005
16 PhilippinesPhilippines 34.78 million 2005
17 South AfricaSouth Africa 33.96 million 2005
18 PolandPoland 29.17 million 2005
19 ThailandThailand 27.38 million 2004
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 27.02 million 2005
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 26.91 million 2005
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 23.94 million 2004
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 22.6 million 2005
20 ArgentinaArgentina 22.1 million 2005
21 ColombiaColombia 21.85 million 2005
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 21.08 million 2005
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 19.67 million 2005
22 MalaysiaMalaysia 19.55 million 2005
23 NigeriaNigeria 18.59 million 2005
24 AustraliaAustralia 18.42 million 2005
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 17.59 million 2005
25 UkraineUkraine 17.21 million 2005
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 16.9 million 2005
26 CanadaCanada 16.6 million 2005
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 16.54 million 2005
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 16.11 million 2005
27 NetherlandsNetherlands 15.83 million 2005
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 14.37 million 2005
28 AlgeriaAlgeria 13.66 million 2005
29 EgyptEgypt 13.63 million 2005
30 RomaniaRomania 13.35 million 2005
31 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 13.3 million 2005
32 PakistanPakistan 12.77 million 2005
33 VenezuelaVenezuela 12.5 million 2005
34 MoroccoMorocco 12.39 million 2005
35 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 11.78 million 2005
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 11.47 million 2005
36 PortugalPortugal 11.45 million 2005
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 10.97 million 2005
37 ChileChile 10.57 million 2005
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 10.27 million 2005
38 GreeceGreece 10.04 million 2005
39 VietnamVietnam 9.59 million 2005
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 9.54 million 2004
40 BelgiumBelgium 9.46 million 2005
41 HungaryHungary 9.32 million 2005
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 9.11 million 2005
42 BangladeshBangladesh 9 million 2005
43 Hong KongHong Kong 8.69 million 2005
44 SwedenSweden 8.44 million 2005
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 8.4 million 2004
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 8.22 million 2005
45 AustriaAustria 8.16 million 2005
46 IsraelIsrael 7.76 million 2005
47 IranIran 7.22 million 2005
48 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 6.85 million 2005
49 EcuadorEcuador 6.25 million 2005
50 BulgariaBulgaria 6.24 million 2005
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 6.24 million 2005
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 5.95 million 2005
51 TunisiaTunisia 5.68 million 2005
52 PeruPeru 5.58 million 2005
53 DenmarkDenmark 5.47 million 2005
54 FinlandFinland 5.23 million 2005
55 KazakhstanKazakhstan 4.96 million 2005
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 4.82 million 2004
56 NorwayNorway 4.75 million 2005
57 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 4.73 million 2004
58 KenyaKenya 4.61 million 2005
59 SlovakiaSlovakia 4.54 million 2005
60 United Arab EmiratesUAE 4.53 million 2005
61 GuatemalaGuatemala 4.51 million 2005
62 SingaporeSingapore 4.38 million 2005
63 LithuaniaLithuania 4.35 million 2005
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 4.21 million 2004
64 IrelandIreland 4.21 million 2005
65 BelarusBelarus 4.1 million 2005
Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile) 4.04 million 2004
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 3.92 million 2004
66 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 3.62 million 2005
67 New ZealandNew Zealand 3.53 million 2005
68 Sri LankaSri Lanka 3.36 million 2005
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 3.31 million 2005
69 CroatiaCroatia 2.98 million 2005
70 SyriaSyria 2.95 million 2005
71 GhanaGhana 2.84 million 2005
72 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 2.75 million 2005
73 JamaicaJamaica 2.7 million 2005
74 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 2.68 million 2004
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 2.49 million 2005
75 BoliviaBolivia 2.42 million 2005
76 El SalvadorEl Salvador 2.41 million 2005
77 KuwaitKuwait 2.38 million 2005
78 CameroonCameroon 2.26 million 2005
79 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 2.24 million 2005
80 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 2.19 million 2005
81 YemenYemen 2 million 2005
82 TanzaniaTanzania 1.94 million 2004
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 1.93 million 2005
83 ParaguayParaguay 1.89 million 2005
84 LatviaLatvia 1.87 million 2005
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 1.85 million 2005
85 SudanSudan 1.83 million 2005
86 SloveniaSlovenia 1.76 million 2005
87 SenegalSenegal 1.73 million 2005
88 JordanJordan 1.62 million 2004
89 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 1.59 million 2005
90 UgandaUganda 1.53 million 2005
91 GeorgiaGeorgia 1.46 million 2005
92 EstoniaEstonia 1.45 million 2005
93 PanamaPanama 1.35 million 2005
94 OmanOman 1.33 million 2005
95 HondurasHonduras 1.28 million 2005
96 AlbaniaAlbania 1.26 million 2004
97 MozambiqueMozambique 1.22 million 2005
98 AfghanistanAfghanistan 1.2 million 2005
99 UruguayUruguay 1.15 million 2005
100 NicaraguaNicaragua 1.12 million 2005
101 Costa RicaCosta Rica 1.1 million 2005
102 AngolaAngola 1.09 million 2005
103 MoldovaMoldova 1.09 million 2005
104 CambodiaCambodia 1.06 million 2005
105 LebanonLebanon 990,000 2005
106 ZambiaZambia 946,558 2005
107 MaliMali 869,576 2005
108 BotswanaBotswana 823,070 2005
109 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 800,000 2005
110 BeninBenin 750,000 2005
111 BahrainBahrain 748,703 2005
112 MauritaniaMauritania 745,615 2005
113 UzbekistanUzbekistan 720,000 2005
114 LuxembourgLuxembourg 719,950 2005
115 CyprusCyprus 718,842 2005
116 QatarQatar 716,763 2005
117 MauritiusMauritius 713,300 2005
118 ZimbabweZimbabwe 699,000 2005
119 GabonGabon 649,807 2005
120 LaosLaos 638,202 2005
121 IraqIraq 574,000 2004
122 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 572,200 2005
123 MongoliaMongolia 557,207 2005
124 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 541,652 2005
125 MacauMacau 532,758 2005
126 MadagascarMadagascar 504,660 2005
127 SomaliaSomalia 500,000 2005
128 NamibiaNamibia 495,000 2005
129 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 490,000 2005
130 TogoTogo 443,635 2005
131 MalawiMalawi 429,305 2005
132 EthiopiaEthiopia 410,630 2005
133 HaitiHaiti 400,000 2004
134 MaltaMalta 323,980 2005
135 ArmeniaArmenia 320,000 2005
136 IcelandIceland 304,001 2005
137 NigerNiger 299,899 2005
138 RwandaRwanda 290,000 2005
139 GuyanaGuyana 281,368 2005
140 TajikistanTajikistan 265,000 2005
141 NepalNepal 248,820 2005
142 The GambiaThe Gambia 247,478 2005
143 LesothoLesotho 245,052 2005
144 LibyaLibya 234,800 2004
145 BruneiBrunei 232,900 2005
146 SurinameSuriname 232,785 2005
147 ChadChad 210,000 2005
148 BarbadosBarbados 206,190 2005
=149 SwazilandSwaziland 200,000 2005
=149 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 200,000 2004
151 FijiFiji 193,733 2005
152 GuineaGuinea 189,000 2005
153 The BahamasThe Bahamas 186,007 2004
154 BurmaBurma 183,434 2005
155 LiberiaLiberia 160,000 2005
156 MaldivesMaldives 153,393 2005
157 BurundiBurundi 153,000 2005
158 CubaCuba 134,480 2005
159 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 134,265 2005
160 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 113,214 2003
161 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 100,000 2005
162 ArubaAruba 98,389 2004
163 GuamGuam 98,000 2004
164 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 96,900 2005
165 BelizeBelize 93,089 2005
166 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 93,000 2004
167 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 87,000 2005
168 Cape VerdeCape Verde 81,721 2005
169 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 70,620 2005
170 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 67,000 2005
171 AndorraAndorra 64,560 2005
172 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 64,200 2004
173 SeychellesSeychelles 57,003 2005
174 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 54,000 2004
175 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 50,100 2004
176 BermudaBermuda 49,000 2004
177 MayotteMayotte 48,100 2004
178 DjiboutiDjibouti 44,053 2005
179 GrenadaGrenada 43,313 2004
180 DominicaDominica 41,838 2004
181 EritreaEritrea 40,438 2005
182 Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands 38,640 2003
183 BhutanBhutan 37,842 2005
184 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 33,800 2004
185 GreenlandGreenland 32,200 2004
186 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 27,503 2005
187 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 26,000 2005
188 SamoaSamoa 24,000 2005
189 San MarinoSan Marino 17,085 2004
190 TongaTonga 16,400 2004
191 ComorosComoros 16,065 2005
192 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 14,094 2005
193 VanuatuVanuatu 12,692 2005
194 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 12,000 2005
195 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 10,000 2004
196 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 6,000 2005
197 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 3,000 2000
198 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 2,250 2004
199 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 644 2004
200 KiribatiKiribati 615 2004

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Interesting observations about Media > Mobile phone subscribers

  • India ranked first for mobile phone subscribers amongst Hot countries in 2005.
  • United States ranked first for mobile phone subscribers amongst Christian countries in 2005.
  • China ranked first for mobile phone subscribers globally in 2005.
  • Indonesia ranked first for mobile phone subscribers amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
  • Russia ranked first for mobile phone subscribers amongst Europe in 2005.
  • Germany ranked first for mobile phone subscribers amongst European Union in 2005.
  • Brazil ranked first for mobile phone subscribers amongst Catholic countries in 2005.
  • South Africa ranked first for mobile phone subscribers amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2005.
  • Czech Republic ranked first for mobile phone subscribers amongst Landlocked countries in 2005.
  • Mexico ranked first for mobile phone subscribers amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2005.
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