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Media > Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.

CONTENTS

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 LuxembourgLuxembourg 1,576.39 per 1,000 people 2005
2 LithuaniaLithuania 1,275.06 per 1,000 people 2005
3 Hong KongHong Kong 1,252 per 1,000 people 2005
4 ItalyItaly 1,231.93 per 1,000 people 2005
5 MacauMacau 1,157.76 per 1,000 people 2005
6 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 1,150.65 per 1,000 people 2005
7 IsraelIsrael 1,120.37 per 1,000 people 2005
8 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 1,105.77 per 1,000 people 2004
9 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 1,087.56 per 1,000 people 2005
10 PortugalPortugal 1,085.14 per 1,000 people 2005
11 EstoniaEstonia 1,073.69 per 1,000 people 2005
12 BahrainBahrain 1,030.4 per 1,000 people 2005
13 NorwayNorway 1,028.37 per 1,000 people 2005
14 IcelandIceland 1,024.43 per 1,000 people 2005
15 JamaicaJamaica 1,017.14 per 1,000 people 2005
16 IrelandIreland 1,012.24 per 1,000 people 2005
17 SingaporeSingapore 1,009.86 per 1,000 people 2005
18 DenmarkDenmark 1,009.85 per 1,000 people 2005
19 United Arab EmiratesUAE 1,000.29 per 1,000 people 2005
20 FinlandFinland 997.12 per 1,000 people 2005
21 ArubaAruba 993.83 per 1,000 people 2004
22 AustriaAustria 991.1 per 1,000 people 2005
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 985.25 per 1,000 people 2005
23 AndorraAndorra 975.23 per 1,000 people 2005
24 NetherlandsNetherlands 970.23 per 1,000 people 2005
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 963.44 per 1,000 people 2005
25 GermanyGermany 960.36 per 1,000 people 2005
26 SpainSpain 952.3 per 1,000 people 2005
27 CyprusCyprus 948.59 per 1,000 people 2005
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 946.97 per 1,000 people 2005
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 940.82 per 1,000 people 2005
28 KuwaitKuwait 938.62 per 1,000 people 2005
29 SwedenSweden 934.89 per 1,000 people 2005
30 HungaryHungary 923.96 per 1,000 people 2005
31 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 920.65 per 1,000 people 2005
32 AustraliaAustralia 906.1 per 1,000 people 2005
33 GreeceGreece 904.42 per 1,000 people 2005
34 BelgiumBelgium 902.79 per 1,000 people 2005
35 QatarQatar 881.8 per 1,000 people 2005
36 SloveniaSlovenia 879.4 per 1,000 people 2005
37 New ZealandNew Zealand 861.21 per 1,000 people 2005
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 857.87 per 1,000 people 2005
38 SlovakiaSlovakia 842.84 per 1,000 people 2005
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 841.28 per 1,000 people 2005
39 RussiaRussia 838.5 per 1,000 people 2005
40 LatviaLatvia 813.56 per 1,000 people 2005
41 BulgariaBulgaria 806.81 per 1,000 people 2005
42 Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands 805 per 1,000 people 2003
43 MaltaMalta 802.92 per 1,000 people 2005
44 South KoreaSouth Korea 793.93 per 1,000 people 2005
45 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 791.45 per 1,000 people 2005
46 FranceFrance 789.49 per 1,000 people 2005
Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile) 774.67 per 1,000 people 2004
47 BermudaBermuda 773.85 per 1,000 people 2004
48 MalaysiaMalaysia 771.09 per 1,000 people 2005
49 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 768.18 per 1,000 people 2004
50 BarbadosBarbados 764.92 per 1,000 people 2005
51 PolandPoland 764.21 per 1,000 people 2005
52 JapanJapan 741.5 per 1,000 people 2005
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 733.8 per 1,000 people 2005
53 South AfricaSouth Africa 724.27 per 1,000 people 2005
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 715.92 per 1,000 people 2005
54 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 688.56 per 1,000 people 2004
55 United StatesUnited States 680.31 per 1,000 people 2005
56 SeychellesSeychelles 674.64 per 1,000 people 2005
57 CroatiaCroatia 671.54 per 1,000 people 2005
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 669.15 per 1,000 people 2005
58 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 663.35 per 1,000 people 2004
59 ChileChile 648.63 per 1,000 people 2005
60 BruneiBrunei 623.03 per 1,000 people 2005
61 RomaniaRomania 617.27 per 1,000 people 2005
62 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 612.92 per 1,000 people 2005
63 San MarinoSan Marino 610.18 per 1,000 people 2004
64 TurkeyTurkey 605.13 per 1,000 people 2005
65 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 593.19 per 1,000 people 2005
66 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 590.21 per 1,000 people 2004
67 GuamGuam 587.62 per 1,000 people 2004
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 586.84 per 1,000 people 2005
68 DominicaDominica 585.38 per 1,000 people 2004
69 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 585 per 1,000 people 2004
70 The BahamasThe Bahamas 583.53 per 1,000 people 2004
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 582.26 per 1,000 people 2005
71 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 575.28 per 1,000 people 2005
72 MauritiusMauritius 573.74 per 1,000 people 2005
73 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 572.61 per 1,000 people 2005
74 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 572.54 per 1,000 people 2004
75 ArgentinaArgentina 570.37 per 1,000 people 2005
76 TunisiaTunisia 566.43 per 1,000 people 2005
77 GreenlandGreenland 565.79 per 1,000 people 2004
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 549.77 per 1,000 people 2005
78 OmanOman 519.38 per 1,000 people 2005
79 SurinameSuriname 518.18 per 1,000 people 2005
80 CanadaCanada 513.95 per 1,000 people 2005
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 509.77 per 1,000 people 2005
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 493.28 per 1,000 people 2004
81 ColombiaColombia 486.14 per 1,000 people 2005
82 EcuadorEcuador 472.19 per 1,000 people 2005
83 VenezuelaVenezuela 470.17 per 1,000 people 2005
84 GabonGabon 469.57 per 1,000 people 2005
85 BotswanaBotswana 466.35 per 1,000 people 2005
86 MaldivesMaldives 465.96 per 1,000 people 2005
87 BrazilBrazil 462.49 per 1,000 people 2005
88 MexicoMexico 460.4 per 1,000 people 2005
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 455.31 per 1,000 people 2004
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 447.62 per 1,000 people 2005
89 ThailandThailand 429.85 per 1,000 people 2004
90 BelarusBelarus 419.21 per 1,000 people 2005
91 PhilippinesPhilippines 418.75 per 1,000 people 2005
92 PanamaPanama 418.36 per 1,000 people 2005
93 AlgeriaAlgeria 415.82 per 1,000 people 2005
94 MoroccoMorocco 411.14 per 1,000 people 2005
95 GrenadaGrenada 409.59 per 1,000 people 2004
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 409.15 per 1,000 people 2005
96 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 408.07 per 1,000 people 2005
97 AlbaniaAlbania 404.79 per 1,000 people 2004
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 398.1 per 1,000 people 2004
98 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 382.62 per 1,000 people 2005
99 GuyanaGuyana 374.55 per 1,000 people 2005
100 UkraineUkraine 365.68 per 1,000 people 2005
101 GuatemalaGuatemala 357.97 per 1,000 people 2005
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 351.14 per 1,000 people 2005
102 El SalvadorEl Salvador 350.5 per 1,000 people 2005
103 UruguayUruguay 349.37 per 1,000 people 2005
104 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 339.05 per 1,000 people 2005
105 KazakhstanKazakhstan 327.14 per 1,000 people 2005
106 GeorgiaGeorgia 326.12 per 1,000 people 2005
107 ParaguayParaguay 319.9 per 1,000 people 2005
108 BelizeBelize 319.02 per 1,000 people 2005
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 315.89 per 1,000 people 2005
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 307.46 per 1,000 people 2005
109 JordanJordan 307.01 per 1,000 people 2004
110 ChinaChina 301.59 per 1,000 people 2005
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 295.21 per 1,000 people 2005
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 294.35 per 1,000 people 2004
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 289 per 1,000 people 2004
111 MoldovaMoldova 281.12 per 1,000 people 2005
112 MayotteMayotte 279.65 per 1,000 people 2004
113 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 267.29 per 1,000 people 2005
114 BoliviaBolivia 263.71 per 1,000 people 2005
115 Costa RicaCosta Rica 254.44 per 1,000 people 2005
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 249.85 per 1,000 people 2004
116 LebanonLebanon 246.84 per 1,000 people 2005
117 NamibiaNamibia 243.69 per 1,000 people 2005
118 MauritaniaMauritania 242.97 per 1,000 people 2005
119 FijiFiji 228.54 per 1,000 people 2005
120 MongoliaMongolia 218.17 per 1,000 people 2005
121 NicaraguaNicaragua 217.38 per 1,000 people 2005
122 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 212.84 per 1,000 people 2004
123 IndonesiaIndonesia 212.69 per 1,000 people 2005
124 PeruPeru 199.63 per 1,000 people 2005
125 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 192.45 per 1,000 people 2005
126 EgyptEgypt 184.1 per 1,000 people 2005
127 HondurasHonduras 177.86 per 1,000 people 2005
128 SwazilandSwaziland 176.84 per 1,000 people 2005
129 Sri LankaSri Lanka 171.3 per 1,000 people 2005
130 The GambiaThe Gambia 163.13 per 1,000 people 2005
131 Cape VerdeCape Verde 161.25 per 1,000 people 2005
132 TongaTonga 160.81 per 1,000 people 2004
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 155.02 per 1,000 people 2005
133 SyriaSyria 154.91 per 1,000 people 2005
134 SenegalSenegal 148.4 per 1,000 people 2005
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 138.66 per 1,000 people 2005
135 CameroonCameroon 138.4 per 1,000 people 2005
136 LesothoLesotho 136.54 per 1,000 people 2005
137 KenyaKenya 134.63 per 1,000 people 2005
138 NigeriaNigeria 131.49 per 1,000 people 2005
139 SamoaSamoa 129.74 per 1,000 people 2005
140 GhanaGhana 128.54 per 1,000 people 2005
141 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 127.56 per 1,000 people 2005
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 122.83 per 1,000 people 2005
142 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 122.53 per 1,000 people 2005
143 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 120.64 per 1,000 people 2005
144 VietnamVietnam 115.44 per 1,000 people 2005
145 LaosLaos 112.68 per 1,000 people 2005
146 ArmeniaArmenia 106.09 per 1,000 people 2005
147 IranIran 105.82 per 1,000 people 2005
148 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 105.31 per 1,000 people 2005
149 YemenYemen 95.35 per 1,000 people 2005
150 BeninBenin 88.88 per 1,000 people 2005
151 IndiaIndia 82.22 per 1,000 people 2005
152 PakistanPakistan 81.99 per 1,000 people 2005
153 ZambiaZambia 81.12 per 1,000 people 2005
154 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 76.67 per 1,000 people 2005
155 CambodiaCambodia 75.47 per 1,000 people 2005
156 TogoTogo 72.19 per 1,000 people 2005
157 AngolaAngola 68.63 per 1,000 people 2005
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 65.43 per 1,000 people 2005
158 MaliMali 64.33 per 1,000 people 2005
159 BangladeshBangladesh 63.46 per 1,000 people 2005
160 MozambiqueMozambique 61.64 per 1,000 people 2005
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 60.9 per 1,000 people 2005
161 SomaliaSomalia 60.77 per 1,000 people 2005
162 VanuatuVanuatu 60.05 per 1,000 people 2005
163 BhutanBhutan 59.41 per 1,000 people 2005
164 DjiboutiDjibouti 55.55 per 1,000 people 2005
165 ZimbabweZimbabwe 53.73 per 1,000 people 2005
166 UgandaUganda 52.93 per 1,000 people 2005
167 TanzaniaTanzania 51.78 per 1,000 people 2004
168 SudanSudan 50.45 per 1,000 people 2005
169 LiberiaLiberia 48.73 per 1,000 people 2005
170 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 47.72 per 1,000 people 2005
171 HaitiHaiti 47.58 per 1,000 people 2004
172 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 43.26 per 1,000 people 2005
173 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 42.23 per 1,000 people 2005
174 LibyaLibya 40.91 per 1,000 people 2004
175 TajikistanTajikistan 40.46 per 1,000 people 2005
176 AfghanistanAfghanistan 40.09 per 1,000 people 2005
177 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 39.47 per 1,000 people 2004
178 MalawiMalawi 33.32 per 1,000 people 2005
179 RwandaRwanda 32.09 per 1,000 people 2005
180 UzbekistanUzbekistan 27.52 per 1,000 people 2005
181 MadagascarMadagascar 27.12 per 1,000 people 2005
182 ComorosComoros 26.75 per 1,000 people 2005
183 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 24.77 per 1,000 people 2005
184 IraqIraq 22.62 per 1,000 people 2004
185 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 22.12 per 1,000 people 2003
186 ChadChad 21.54 per 1,000 people 2005
187 NigerNiger 21.49 per 1,000 people 2005
188 GuineaGuinea 20.99 per 1,000 people 2005
189 BurundiBurundi 20.27 per 1,000 people 2005
190 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 12.56 per 1,000 people 2005
191 CubaCuba 11.93 per 1,000 people 2005
192 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 10.52 per 1,000 people 2004
193 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 10.51 per 1,000 people 2004
194 EritreaEritrea 9.19 per 1,000 people 2005
195 NepalNepal 9.17 per 1,000 people 2005
196 KiribatiKiribati 6.29 per 1,000 people 2004
197 EthiopiaEthiopia 5.76 per 1,000 people 2005
198 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 4.42 per 1,000 people 2005
199 BurmaBurma 3.63 per 1,000 people 2005

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Media > Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about Media > Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita

  • Hong Kong ranked first for mobile phone subscribers > per capita amongst Hot countries in 2005.
  • Luxembourg ranked first for mobile phone subscribers > per capita amongst Christian countries in 2005.
  • Israel ranked first for mobile phone subscribers > per capita amongst Former British colonies in 2005.
  • Bahrain ranked first for mobile phone subscribers > per capita amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
  • Italy ranked first for mobile phone subscribers > per capita amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2005.
  • South Africa ranked first for mobile phone subscribers > per capita amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2005.
  • Lithuania ranked first for mobile phone subscribers > per capita amongst Emerging markets in 2005.
  • Chile ranked first for mobile phone subscribers > per capita amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2005.
  • United States ranked second last for mobile phone subscribers > per capita amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2005.
  • Norway ranked first for mobile phone subscribers > per capita amongst Sparsely populated countries in 2005.
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