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Media > Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 MacauMacau 2,074.35 2010
2 EstoniaEstonia 2,029.44 2009
3 Hong KongHong Kong 1,750.66 2009
4 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 1,674.26 2009
5 RussiaRussia 1,624.27 2009
6 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 1,604.45 2009
7 QatarQatar 1,580.48 2009
8 PanamaPanama 1,570.03 2009
9 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 1,563.15 2009
10 ItalyItaly 1,505.38 2009
11 DominicaDominica 1,493.04 2009
12 OmanOman 1,491.05 2009
13 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 1,489.58 2009
14 LithuaniaLithuania 1,485.87 2009
15 SurinameSuriname 1,468.55 2009
16 LuxembourgLuxembourg 1,444.4 2009
17 MaldivesMaldives 1,442.62 2009
18 FinlandFinland 1,442.25 2009
19 PortugalPortugal 1,427.51 2009
20 AustriaAustria 1,407.37 2009
21 BulgariaBulgaria 1,399.71 2009
22 United Arab EmiratesUAE 1,382.68 2009
23 CroatiaCroatia 1,362.61 2009
24 KuwaitKuwait 1,359.95 2009
25 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 1,359.56 2009
26 DenmarkDenmark 1,340.91 2009
27 SingaporeSingapore 1,333.71 2009
28 BahrainBahrain 1,324.34 2009
29 AlbaniaAlbania 1,320.77 2009
30 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 1,300.33 2009
31 ArgentinaArgentina 1,296.51 2009
32 BermudaBermuda 1,295.02 2009
33 GermanyGermany 1,282.02 2009
34 NetherlandsNetherlands 1,281.4 2009
35 ArubaAruba 1,262.1 2009
36 ThailandThailand 1,253.17 2009
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 1,237.55 2009
37 GuatemalaGuatemala 1,237.26 2009
38 SwedenSweden 1,228.8 2009
39 UruguayUruguay 1,223.65 2009
40 El SalvadorEl Salvador 1,223.58 2009
41 BarbadosBarbados 1,208.22 2009
42 IsraelIsrael 1,205.25 2009
43 UkraineUkraine 1,201.5 2009
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 1,200.59 2009
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 1,196.68 2009
44 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 1,195.14 2009
45 RomaniaRomania 1,181.4 2009
46 GreeceGreece 1,178.35 2009
47 HungaryHungary 1,176.63 2009
48 PolandPoland 1,167.79 2009
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 1,163.1 2009
49 BelgiumBelgium 1,150.28 2009
50 VietnamVietnam 1,141.81 2009
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 1,138.34 2009
51 AustraliaAustralia 1,112.09 2009
52 SpainSpain 1,110.71 2009
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 1,110.38 2009
53 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 1,108.48 2009
54 NorwayNorway 1,105.05 2009
55 JamaicaJamaica 1,102.17 2009
56 IcelandIceland 1,095.76 2009
57 MalaysiaMalaysia 1,093.15 2009
58 IrelandIreland 1,092.41 2009
59 New ZealandNew Zealand 1,089.02 2009
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 1,082.91 2009
60 BruneiBrunei 1,077.59 2009
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 1,066.21 2009
61 SeychellesSeychelles 1,057.3 2009
62 HondurasHonduras 1,032.69 2009
63 SloveniaSlovenia 1,029.58 2009
64 MaltaMalta 1,019.59 2009
65 BelarusBelarus 1,018.83 2009
66 JordanJordan 1,016.74 2009
67 SlovakiaSlovakia 1,014.66 2009
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 1,014.15 2009
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 1,013.56 2009
68 The BahamasThe Bahamas 1,012.15 2009
69 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 1,004.57 2009
70 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 1,003 2004
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 998.84 2009
71 LatviaLatvia 994.75 2009
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 989.62 2009
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 988.93 2009
72 PhilippinesPhilippines 986.97 2010
73 VenezuelaVenezuela 983.94 2009
74 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 976.26 2009
75 South KoreaSouth Korea 974.83 2009
76 ChileChile 968.12 2009
77 BotswanaBotswana 960.18 2009
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 951.2 2009
78 GreenlandGreenland 949.88 2009
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 943.61 2009
79 South AfricaSouth Africa 941.52 2009
80 European UnionEuropean Union 937.5 2005
81 TunisiaTunisia 934.33 2009
82 United StatesUnited States 932.29 2009
83 KazakhstanKazakhstan 931.74 2009
84 EcuadorEcuador 924 2009
85 ColombiaColombia 920.47 2009
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 904.4 2009
86 GabonGabon 903.79 2009
87 JapanJapan 900.9 2009
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 900.18 2009
88 AlgeriaAlgeria 899.59 2009
89 BrazilBrazil 899.06 2009
90 ParaguayParaguay 885.25 2009
91 ArmeniaArmenia 882.7 2009
92 TurkeyTurkey 881.23 2009
93 The GambiaThe Gambia 880.04 2009
94 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 873.1 2009
95 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 866.97 2009
96 PeruPeru 853.66 2009
97 MauritiusMauritius 852.53 2009
98 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 846.97 2009
99 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 845.22 2009
100 MongoliaMongolia 841.62 2009
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 839.84 2009
101 LibyaLibya 838.99 2009
102 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 833.5 2009
103 AndorraAndorra 820 2009
104 SamoaSamoa 817.52 2009
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 816.22 2009
105 MoroccoMorocco 809.26 2009
106 Cape VerdeCape Verde 807.06 2009
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 801.4 2009
107 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 784.82 2009
108 San MarinoSan Marino 781.81 2009
109 MoldovaMoldova 781.07 2009
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 777.46 2009
110 Sri LankaSri Lanka 768.31 2010
111 FijiFiji 750.75 2009
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 730.65 2009
112 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 726.12 2009
113 EgyptEgypt 720.96 2009
114 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 717.48 2009
115 MexicoMexico 717.45 2009
116 BoliviaBolivia 715.27 2009
117 IranIran 714.62 2009
118 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 714.6 2004
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 708.13 2009
119 CanadaCanada 684.35 2009
120 IndonesiaIndonesia 670.55 2009
121 TajikistanTajikistan 657.95 2009
122 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 657.46 2009
123 IraqIraq 653.84 2009
124 PalauPalau 648.84 2009
125 GeorgiaGeorgia 643.18 2009
126 GhanaGhana 637.74 2009
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 634.95 2009
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 634.33 2009
127 MonacoMonaco 633.36 2009
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 625.94 2009
128 MauritaniaMauritania 620.58 2009
129 GuamGuam 619.49 2004
130 GrenadaGrenada 613.64 2009
131 PakistanPakistan 605.55 2009
132 UzbekistanUzbekistan 591.27 2009
133 NamibiaNamibia 567.76 2009
134 ChinaChina 561.12 2009
135 SwazilandSwaziland 558.93 2009
136 NicaraguaNicaragua 557.86 2009
137 IndiaIndia 555.73 2010
138 SenegalSenegal 548.35 2009
139 VanuatuVanuatu 548.02 2009
140 BeninBenin 544.65 2009
141 BelizeBelize 537.51 2009
142 GuineaGuinea 529.3 2009
143 LaosLaos 516.12 2009
144 TongaTonga 511.8 2009
145 KenyaKenya 486.26 2009
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 484.93 2009
146 NigeriaNigeria 470.45 2009
147 BhutanBhutan 464.27 2009
148 SyriaSyria 461.07 2009
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 460.01 2009
149 SudanSudan 440.13 2009
150 AfghanistanAfghanistan 433.08 2009
151 AngolaAngola 428.44 2009
152 Costa RicaCosta Rica 423.78 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 419.08 2009
153 CambodiaCambodia 395.43 2009
154 TanzaniaTanzania 393.06 2010
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 380.18 2009
155 YemenYemen 373.96 2009
156 HaitiHaiti 373.57 2009
157 GuyanaGuyana 369.86 2005
158 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 369.43 2009
159 CameroonCameroon 367.94 2009
160 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 365.44 2009
161 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 361.27 2009
162 LebanonLebanon 359.32 2009
163 TogoTogo 355.93 2009
164 ZambiaZambia 343.62 2009
165 BangladeshBangladesh 337.12 2009
166 LesothoLesotho 332.18 2009
167 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 309.93 2004
168 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 301.27 2009
169 MadagascarMadagascar 292.6 2009
170 NepalNepal 286.98 2009
171 UgandaUganda 285.54 2009
172 MaliMali 275.97 2009
173 MozambiqueMozambique 255.6 2009
174 ChadChad 236.21 2009
175 ZimbabweZimbabwe 232.06 2009
176 RwandaRwanda 230.68 2009
177 LiberiaLiberia 220.34 2009
178 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 218.55 2009
179 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 205.63 2009
180 TuvaluTuvalu 203.92 2009
181 NigerNiger 169.84 2009
182 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 168.02 2009
183 MalawiMalawi 164.68 2009
184 DjiboutiDjibouti 156.72 2009
185 ComorosComoros 150.13 2009
186 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 134.23 2009
187 East TimorEast Timor 104.5 2009
188 BurundiBurundi 93.92 2009
189 SomaliaSomalia 68.33 2009
190 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 58.26 2009
191 EthiopiaEthiopia 47.76 2009
192 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 39.38 2009
193 CubaCuba 39.24 2009
194 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 37.12 2004
195 EritreaEritrea 25.39 2009
196 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 19.11 2009
197 KiribatiKiribati 10.39 2009
198 BurmaBurma 9.74 2009
199 FranceFrance 0.000942 2009

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Interesting observations about Media > Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000

  • All of the top 2 countries by telephones > mobile cellular per 1000 are Tourist destination.
  • 3 of the top 4 countries by telephones > mobile cellular per 1000 are Hot countries.
  • Macau has had the highest telephones > mobile cellular per 1000 since 2007.
  • 53 of the top 91 countries by telephones > mobile cellular per 1000 are Christian.
  • 2 of the top 3 countries by telephones > mobile cellular per 1000 are Densely populated.
  • Hong Kong has ranked in the top 3 for telephones > mobile cellular per 1000 since 1999.
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