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Media > Telephones > Mobile cellular: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 ChinaChina 986.25 million 2011
2 IndiaIndia 893.86 million 2011
3 European UnionEuropean Union 466 million 2005
4 United StatesUnited States 290.3 million 2011
5 IndonesiaIndonesia 249.8 million 2011
6 BrazilBrazil 244.36 million 2011
7 RussiaRussia 236.7 million 2011
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 221.45 million 2011
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 144.29 million 2011
8 JapanJapan 132.76 million 2011
9 VietnamVietnam 127.32 million 2011
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 119.17 million 2011
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 115.83 million 2011
10 PakistanPakistan 111 million 2011
11 GermanyGermany 108.7 million 2011
12 ItalyItaly 96 million 2011
13 NigeriaNigeria 95.17 million 2011
14 MexicoMexico 94.56 million 2011
15 PhilippinesPhilippines 94.19 million 2011
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 92.79 million 2011
16 BangladeshBangladesh 84.37 million 2011
17 EgyptEgypt 83.42 million 2011
18 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 81.61 million 2012
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 80.47 million 2011
19 ThailandThailand 77.61 million 2011
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 67.24 million 2011
20 TurkeyTurkey 65.32 million 2011
21 South AfricaSouth Africa 64 million 2011
22 FranceFrance 59.84 million 2011
23 IranIran 56.04 million 2011
24 UkraineUkraine 55.58 million 2011
25 ArgentinaArgentina 55 million 2011
26 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 53.71 million 2011
27 SpainSpain 52.6 million 2011
28 South KoreaSouth Korea 52.51 million 2011
29 PolandPoland 50.16 million 2011
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 49.7 million 2011
30 ColombiaColombia 46.2 million 2011
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 38.53 million 2011
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 36.7 million 2011
31 MalaysiaMalaysia 36.66 million 2012
32 MoroccoMorocco 36.55 million 2011
33 AlgeriaAlgeria 35.62 million 2011
34 PeruPeru 32.46 million 2011
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 30.78 million 2011
35 TaiwanTaiwan 28.86 million 2011
36 VenezuelaVenezuela 28.78 million 2011
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 28.16 million 2011
37 KenyaKenya 28.08 million 2011
38 CanadaCanada 27.39 million 2011
39 IraqIraq 27 million 2012
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 26.97 million 2011
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 26.69 million 2011
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 25.96 million 2011
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 25.72 million 2011
40 TanzaniaTanzania 25.67 million 2011
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 25.61 million 2011
41 UzbekistanUzbekistan 25.44 million 2011
42 KazakhstanKazakhstan 25.24 million 2011
43 SudanSudan 25.06 million 2011
44 AustraliaAustralia 24.49 million 2011
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 23.92 million 2011
Western Europe averageWestern Europe average (profile) 23.74 million 2010
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 23.65 million 2011
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 23.6 million 2011
45 RomaniaRomania 23.4 million 2011
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 22.74 million 2011
46 ChileChile 22.4 million 2011
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 21.52 million 2011
47 GhanaGhana 21.17 million 2011
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 21.06 million 2011
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 20.92 million 2011
48 GuatemalaGuatemala 20.72 million 2011
49 NetherlandsNetherlands 19.84 million 2011
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 19.81 million 2011
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 19.58 million 2011
50 Sri LankaSri Lanka 18.32 million 2011
51 AfghanistanAfghanistan 17.56 million 2011
52 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 17.34 million 2011
53 UgandaUganda 16.7 million 2011
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 15.94 million 2011
54 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 15.64 million 2011
55 EcuadorEcuador 15.33 million 2011
56 Hong KongHong Kong 15.29 million 2011
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 14.2 million 2011
57 EthiopiaEthiopia 14.13 million 2011
58 CambodiaCambodia 13.76 million 2011
59 NepalNepal 13.36 million 2011
60 SyriaSyria 13.12 million 2011
61 AustriaAustria 13.02 million 2011
62 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 13 million 2011
63 BelgiumBelgium 12.54 million 2011
64 TunisiaTunisia 12.39 million 2011
65 PortugalPortugal 12.34 million 2011
66 GreeceGreece 12.13 million 2011
Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile) 11.85 million 2010
67 United Arab EmiratesUAE 11.73 million 2011
68 HungaryHungary 11.69 million 2011
69 YemenYemen 11.67 million 2011
70 SwedenSweden 11.19 million 2011
71 MaliMali 10.82 million 2011
72 BelarusBelarus 10.7 million 2011
73 CameroonCameroon 10.49 million 2011
74 BulgariaBulgaria 10.47 million 2011
75 SerbiaSerbia 10.18 million 2011
76 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 10.12 million 2011
77 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 10.12 million 2011
78 LibyaLibya 10 million 2011
79 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 9.91 million 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 9.85 million 2011
80 AngolaAngola 9.49 million 2011
81 SenegalSenegal 9.35 million 2011
=82 IsraelIsrael 9.2 million 2011
=82 ZimbabweZimbabwe 9.2 million 2011
84 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 8.77 million 2011
85 MadagascarMadagascar 8.66 million 2011
86 FinlandFinland 8.39 million 2010
87 BoliviaBolivia 8.36 million 2011
88 El SalvadorEl Salvador 8.32 million 2011
89 ZambiaZambia 8.16 million 2011
90 HondurasHonduras 8.06 million 2011
91 MozambiqueMozambique 7.86 million 2011
92 SingaporeSingapore 7.79 million 2011
93 BeninBenin 7.76 million 2011
94 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 7.68 million 2011
95 JordanJordan 7.48 million 2011
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 7.47 million 2011
96 DenmarkDenmark 7.16 million 2011
97 PanamaPanama 6.74 million 2011
98 ParaguayParaguay 6.53 million 2011
99 TajikistanTajikistan 6.32 million 2011
100 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 6.28 million 2011
Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile) 6.09 million 2010
101 SlovakiaSlovakia 5.98 million 2011
102 NorwayNorway 5.7 million 2011
103 LaosLaos 5.48 million 2011
104 CroatiaCroatia 5.12 million 2011
105 LithuaniaLithuania 5 million 2011
106 KuwaitKuwait 4.93 million 2011
107 IrelandIreland 4.91 million 2011
108 NicaraguaNicaragua 4.82 million 2011
109 New ZealandNew Zealand 4.82 million 2011
110 OmanOman 4.81 million 2011
111 UruguayUruguay 4.76 million 2011
112 NigerNiger 4.74 million 2011
113 GuineaGuinea 4.5 million 2011
114 RwandaRwanda 4.45 million 2011
115 GeorgiaGeorgia 4.43 million 2011
116 Costa RicaCosta Rica 4.36 million 2011
117 HaitiHaiti 4.2 million 2011
118 MalawiMalawi 3.95 million 2011
119 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 3.88 million 2011
120 MoldovaMoldova 3.71 million 2011
121 ChadChad 3.67 million 2011
122 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 3.51 million 2011
123 LebanonLebanon 3.35 million 2011
124 MauritaniaMauritania 3.31 million 2011
125 ArmeniaArmenia 3.21 million 2011
126 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 3.17 million 2011
127 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 3.11 million 2011
128 TogoTogo 3.1 million 2011
129 AlbaniaAlbania 3.1 million 2011
130 JamaicaJamaica 2.98 million 2011
131 MongoliaMongolia 2.94 million 2011
132 BotswanaBotswana 2.9 million 2011
=133 Gaza StripGaza Strip 2.4 million 2010
=133 West BankWest Bank 2.4 million 2010
135 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 2.4 million 2011
136 LatviaLatvia 2.31 million 2011
137 QatarQatar 2.3 million 2011
138 NamibiaNamibia 2.24 million 2011
139 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 2.21 million 2011
140 SloveniaSlovenia 2.17 million 2011
141 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 2.14 million 2011
142 LiberiaLiberia 2.03 million 2011
143 BurundiBurundi 1.92 million 2011
144 EstoniaEstonia 1.86 million 2011
145 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 1.82 million 2011
146 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 1.82 million 2011
147 GabonGabon 1.8 million 2011
148 BahrainBahrain 1.69 million 2011
149 The GambiaThe Gambia 1.4 million 2011
150 MacauMacau 1.35 million 2011
151 CubaCuba 1.31 million 2011
152 MauritiusMauritius 1.29 million 2011
153 BurmaBurma 1.24 million 2011
154 LesothoLesotho 1.23 million 2011
155 MontenegroMontenegro 1.17 million 2010
156 CyprusCyprus 1.09 million 2011
157 North KoreaNorth Korea 1,000,000 2011
158 SurinameSuriname 947,000 2011
159 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 869,100 2011
160 SwazilandSwaziland 766,500 2011
161 LuxembourgLuxembourg 765,000 2011
162 FijiFiji 727,000 2011
163 SomaliaSomalia 655,000 2011
164 East TimorEast Timor 614,200 2011
165 ReunionReunion 579,200 2004
166 KosovoKosovo 562,000 2007
167 MaldivesMaldives 530,400 2011
168 GuyanaGuyana 528,800 2011
169 MaltaMalta 521,700 2011
170 BhutanBhutan 484,200 2011
171 BruneiBrunei 443,200 2011
172 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 426,000 2011
173 Cape VerdeCape Verde 396,400 2011
174 BarbadosBarbados 347,900 2011
175 IcelandIceland 344,100 2011
176 MartiniqueMartinique 319,900 2002
177 GuadeloupeGuadeloupe 314,700 2004
178 The BahamasThe Bahamas 298,800 2011
179 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 274,900 2011
180 EritreaEritrea 241,900 2011
181 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 227,300 2011
182 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 222,800 2011
183 BelizeBelize 222,000 2011
184 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 216,500 2011
185 ComorosComoros 216,400 2011
186 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 200,000 2004
187 DjiboutiDjibouti 193,000 2011
188 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 176,000 2011
189 SamoaSamoa 167,400 2010
190 VanuatuVanuatu 137,000 2011
=191 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 131,800 2011
=191 ArubaAruba 131,800 2010
193 SeychellesSeychelles 126,600 2011
194 GrenadaGrenada 121,900 2010
195 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 115,000 2011
196 DominicaDominica 111,000 2011
197 JerseyJersey 108,000 2010
=198 GuamGuam 98,000 2004
=198 French GuianaFrench Guiana 98,000 2004
200 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 95,100 2011
201 BermudaBermuda 88,200 2010
202 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 84,600 2010
203 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 80,300 2005
204 AndorraAndorra 65,000 2011
205 Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands 59,400 2010
206 GreenlandGreenland 58,700 2011
207 TongaTonga 55,000 2011
208 MayotteMayotte 48,100 2005
209 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 46,800 2010
210 GuernseyGuernsey 43,800 2004
211 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 37,000 2011
212 San MarinoSan Marino 35,500 2011
213 GibraltarGibraltar 32,500 2010
214 MonacoMonaco 31,800 2011
215 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 27,500 2010
216 AnguillaAnguilla 26,000 2011
217 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 25,100 2004
218 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 20,500 2004
219 PalauPalau 15,400 2011
220 KiribatiKiribati 13,800 2011
221 Cook IslandsCook Islands 7,800 2010
222 NauruNauru 6,700 2011
223 MontserratMontserrat 4,200 2010
224 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 3,800 2010
225 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands 3,300 2011
226 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 2,200 2004
227 TuvaluTuvalu 2,100 2011
228 NiueNiue 600 2004
=229 Norfolk IslandNorfolk Island 0.0 2002
=229 Western SaharaWestern Sahara 0.0 1999

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Created with Highcharts 4.0.1Media > Telephones > Mobile cellular, 2012ChinaIndiaEuropean UnionUnited StatesIndonesiaBrazilRussiaJapanVietnamPakistanGermanyItalyNigeriaMexicoPhilippinesOther

Interesting observations about Media > Telephones > Mobile cellular

  • All of the top 2 countries by telephones > mobile cellular are Emerging markets'.
  • China has had the highest telephones > mobile cellular since 2006.
  • 10 of the top 17 countries by telephones > mobile cellular are Hot countries.
  • United States has ranked in the top 3 for telephones > mobile cellular since 1998.
  • 2 of the top 4 countries by telephones > mobile cellular are Cold countries'.
  • 2 of the top 4 countries by telephones > mobile cellular are Former British Colonies'.
  • India has ranked in the top 2 for telephones > mobile cellular since 2008.
  • 4 of the top 9 countries by telephones > mobile cellular are East Asian and Pacific.
  • Canada ranked last for telephones > mobile cellular amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2011.
  • Brazil has ranked in the top 6 for telephones > mobile cellular since 1997.
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