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Media > Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Mobile cellular subscriptions. 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 1.1 billion 2012
2 IndiaIndia 864.72 million 2012
3 European UnionEuropean Union 634.36 million 2011
4 United StatesUnited States 310 million 2012
5 IndonesiaIndonesia 281.96 million 2012
6 RussiaRussia 261.89 million 2012
7 BrazilBrazil 248.32 million 2012
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 220.12 million 2012
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 147.95 million 2012
8 JapanJapan 138.36 million 2012
9 VietnamVietnam 134.07 million 2012
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 125.95 million 2012
10 PakistanPakistan 120.15 million 2012
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 117.7 million 2012
11 NigeriaNigeria 112.78 million 2012
12 GermanyGermany 107.66 million 2012
13 PhilippinesPhilippines 103 million 2012
14 MexicoMexico 100.79 million 2012
15 ItalyItaly 97.23 million 2012
16 BangladeshBangladesh 97.18 million 2012
17 EgyptEgypt 96.8 million 2012
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 92.63 million 2012
18 ThailandThailand 84.08 million 2012
19 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 82.11 million 2012
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 74.63 million 2012
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 73.58 million 2012
20 South AfricaSouth Africa 68.39 million 2012
21 TurkeyTurkey 67.68 million 2012
22 FranceFrance 62.28 million 2012
23 UkraineUkraine 59.34 million 2012
24 ArgentinaArgentina 58.6 million 2012
25 IranIran 58.16 million 2012
26 South KoreaSouth Korea 53.62 million 2012
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 53.62 million 2012
27 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 53.01 million 2012
28 PolandPoland 50.84 million 2012
29 SpainSpain 50.66 million 2012
30 ColombiaColombia 49.07 million 2012
31 MalaysiaMalaysia 41.32 million 2012
32 MoroccoMorocco 39.02 million 2012
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 38.52 million 2012
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 38.28 million 2012
33 AlgeriaAlgeria 37.69 million 2012
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 32.75 million 2012
34 KenyaKenya 30.73 million 2012
35 VenezuelaVenezuela 30.52 million 2012
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 29.88 million 2012
36 PeruPeru 29.39 million 2012
37 KazakhstanKazakhstan 28.73 million 2012
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 28.65 million 2012
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 28.48 million 2012
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 28.21 million 2012
38 SudanSudan 27.66 million 2012
39 TanzaniaTanzania 27.22 million 2012
40 IraqIraq 26.76 million 2012
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 26.28 million 2012
41 CanadaCanada 26.26 million 2012
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 25.97 million 2012
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 25.95 million 2012
42 GhanaGhana 25.62 million 2012
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 24.98 million 2012
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 24.44 million 2012
43 AustraliaAustralia 24.34 million 2012
44 ChileChile 24.13 million 2012
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 23.28 million 2012
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 22.9 million 2012
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 22.83 million 2012
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 22.79 million 2012
45 RomaniaRomania 22.7 million 2012
46 GuatemalaGuatemala 20.79 million 2012
47 EthiopiaEthiopia 20.52 million 2012
48 Sri LankaSri Lanka 20.32 million 2012
49 UzbekistanUzbekistan 20.27 million 2012
50 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 19.83 million 2012
51 NetherlandsNetherlands 19.64 million 2012
52 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 19.49 million 2012
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 19.32 million 2012
53 CambodiaCambodia 19.11 million 2012
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 18.29 million 2012
54 AfghanistanAfghanistan 18 million 2012
55 EcuadorEcuador 16.46 million 2012
56 Hong KongHong Kong 16.4 million 2012
57 NepalNepal 16.38 million 2012
58 UgandaUganda 16.36 million 2012
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 16.31 million 2012
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 15.26 million 2012
59 MaliMali 14.61 million 2012
60 YemenYemen 13.9 million 2012
61 United Arab EmiratesUAE 13.78 million 2012
62 AustriaAustria 13.59 million 2012
63 GreeceGreece 13.35 million 2012
64 CameroonCameroon 13.11 million 2012
65 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 12.97 million 2012
66 SyriaSyria 12.93 million 2012
67 BelgiumBelgium 12.88 million 2012
68 TunisiaTunisia 12.84 million 2012
69 ZimbabweZimbabwe 12.61 million 2012
Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile) 12.48 million 2012
70 PortugalPortugal 12.31 million 2012
71 SwedenSweden 11.64 million 2012
72 HungaryHungary 11.58 million 2012
73 SenegalSenegal 11.47 million 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 11.01 million 2012
74 BulgariaBulgaria 10.78 million 2012
75 BelarusBelarus 10.68 million 2012
76 ZambiaZambia 10.52 million 2012
77 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 10.46 million 2012
78 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 10.13 million 2012
79 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 9.98 million 2012
80 AngolaAngola 9.8 million 2012
81 LibyaLibya 9.59 million 2012
82 BoliviaBolivia 9.49 million 2012
83 FinlandFinland 9.32 million 2012
84 IsraelIsrael 9.22 million 2012
85 SerbiaSerbia 9.14 million 2012
86 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 9.04 million 2012
87 JordanJordan 8.98 million 2012
88 El SalvadorEl Salvador 8.65 million 2012
89 MadagascarMadagascar 8.56 million 2012
90 BeninBenin 8.41 million 2012
91 MozambiqueMozambique 8.11 million 2012
92 SingaporeSingapore 8.06 million 2012
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 7.98 million 2012
93 HondurasHonduras 7.37 million 2012
94 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 6.8 million 2012
95 ParaguayParaguay 6.79 million 2012
96 PanamaPanama 6.77 million 2012
97 DenmarkDenmark 6.6 million 2012
98 TajikistanTajikistan 6.53 million 2012
99 LaosLaos 6.49 million 2012
100 Costa RicaCosta Rica 6.15 million 2012
101 HaitiHaiti 6.09 million 2012
102 SlovakiaSlovakia 6.09 million 2012
Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile) 6.01 million 2012
103 NorwayNorway 5.73 million 2012
104 RwandaRwanda 5.69 million 2012
105 KuwaitKuwait 5.53 million 2012
106 BurmaBurma 5.44 million 2012
107 NigerNiger 5.4 million 2012
108 NicaraguaNicaragua 5.35 million 2012
109 OmanOman 5.28 million 2012
110 LithuaniaLithuania 5 million 2012
111 UruguayUruguay 5 million 2012
112 CroatiaCroatia 4.97 million 2012
113 New ZealandNew Zealand 4.92 million 2012
114 IrelandIreland 4.91 million 2012
115 GuineaGuinea 4.78 million 2012
116 GeorgiaGeorgia 4.7 million 2012
117 MalawiMalawi 4.42 million 2012
118 Republic of the CongoCongo Rep. 4.28 million 2012
119 ChadChad 4.2 million 2012
120 MoldovaMoldova 4.08 million 2012
121 MauritaniaMauritania 4.02 million 2012
122 LebanonLebanon 4 million 2012
123 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 3.95 million 2012
124 TogoTogo 3.52 million 2012
125 AlbaniaAlbania 3.5 million 2012
126 MongoliaMongolia 3.38 million 2012
127 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 3.35 million 2012
128 ArmeniaArmenia 3.32 million 2012
129 BotswanaBotswana 3.08 million 2012
130 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 3.06 million 2012
131 GabonGabon 2.93 million 2012
132 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 2.71 million 2012
133 JamaicaJamaica 2.67 million 2012
134 QatarQatar 2.6 million 2012
135 NamibiaNamibia 2.44 million 2012
136 LiberiaLiberia 2.39 million 2012
137 LatviaLatvia 2.31 million 2012
138 BurundiBurundi 2.25 million 2012
139 SloveniaSlovenia 2.25 million 2012
140 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 2.24 million 2012
141 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 2.21 million 2012
142 BahrainBahrain 2.12 million 2012
143 EstoniaEstonia 2.07 million 2012
144 South SudanSouth Sudan 2 million 2012
145 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 1.88 million 2012
146 North KoreaNorth Korea 1.7 million 2012
147 CubaCuba 1.68 million 2012
148 MacauMacau 1.61 million 2012
149 The GambiaThe Gambia 1.53 million 2012
150 MauritiusMauritius 1.49 million 2012
151 LesothoLesotho 1.31 million 2012
152 MontenegroMontenegro 1.13 million 2012
153 CyprusCyprus 1.11 million 2012
154 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 1.1 million 2012
155 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 1.07 million 2012
156 SurinameSuriname 977,000 2012
157 FijiFiji 858,809 2012
158 SwazilandSwaziland 805,000 2012
159 LuxembourgLuxembourg 761,314 2012
160 SomaliaSomalia 658,000 2012
161 East TimorEast Timor 621,000 2012
162 BhutanBhutan 560,890 2012
163 MaldivesMaldives 560,547 2012
164 GuyanaGuyana 547,047 2012
165 MaltaMalta 539,452 2012
166 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 501,077 2012
167 BruneiBrunei 469,740 2012
168 Cape VerdeCape Verde 425,310 2012
169 BarbadosBarbados 347,000 2012
170 IcelandIceland 346,000 2012
171 EritreaEritrea 305,283 2012
172 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 302,147 2012
173 The BahamasThe Bahamas 254,000 2012
174 ComorosComoros 250,000 2012
175 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 231,000 2012
176 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 227,000 2012
177 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 226,000 2012
178 DjiboutiDjibouti 209,000 2012
179 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 179,769 2012
180 BelizeBelize 164,151 2012
181 SeychellesSeychelles 138,272 2012
182 VanuatuVanuatu 137,000 2012
183 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 135,485 2012
184 ArubaAruba 135,000 2012
185 GrenadaGrenada 128,000 2012
186 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 122,000 2012
187 DominicaDominica 109,300 2012
188 GuamGuam 98,000 2004
189 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 96,292 2012
190 BermudaBermuda 91,000 2012
191 SamoaSamoa 86,000 2007
192 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 84,000 2012
193 AndorraAndorra 65,000 2012
194 Faeroe IslandsFaeroe Islands 61,000 2012
195 GreenlandGreenland 59,455 2012
196 TongaTonga 56,000 2012
197 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 38,000 2012
198 San MarinoSan Marino 36,000 2012
199 MonacoMonaco 33,195 2012
200 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 27,600 2012
201 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 20,474 2004
202 PalauPalau 17,151 2012
203 KiribatiKiribati 16,000 2012
204 TuvaluTuvalu 2,800 2012
205 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 2,250 2004
206 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 660 2005

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Interesting observations about Media > Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions

  • United States ranked first for telecoms > mobile cellular subscriptions amongst Christian countries in 2012.
  • India ranked first for telecoms > mobile cellular subscriptions amongst Hot countries in 2012.
  • China ranked first for telecoms > mobile cellular subscriptions globally in 2012.
  • Indonesia ranked first for telecoms > mobile cellular subscriptions amongst Muslim countries in 2012.
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  • Brazil ranked first for telecoms > mobile cellular subscriptions amongst Catholic countries in 2012.
  • Germany ranked first for telecoms > mobile cellular subscriptions amongst European Union in 2012.
  • Nigeria ranked first for telecoms > mobile cellular subscriptions amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2012.
  • France ranked first for telecoms > mobile cellular subscriptions amongst Tourist destinations in 2012.
  • Japan ranked second for telecoms > mobile cellular subscriptions amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2012.
  • Kazakhstan ranked first for telecoms > mobile cellular subscriptions amongst Landlocked countries in 2012.
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