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Media > Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 United Arab EmiratesUAE 1,709.04 per 1,000 people 2007
2 BahrainBahrain 1,575 per 1,000 people 2007
3 MacauMacau 1,569.07 per 1,000 people 2008
4 Hong KongHong Kong 1,511.37 per 1,000 people 2007
5 EstoniaEstonia 1,506.18 per 1,000 people 2007
6 QatarQatar 1,393.25 per 1,000 people 2007
7 LithuaniaLithuania 1,373.82 per 1,000 people 2007
8 BulgariaBulgaria 1,351.52 per 1,000 people 2007
9 ItalyItaly 1,341.47 per 1,000 people 2006
10 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 1,317.99 per 1,000 people 2006
11 GermanyGermany 1,283.59 per 1,000 people 2009
12 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 1,278.26 per 1,000 people 2007
13 PortugalPortugal 1,260.28 per 1,000 people 2007
14 LuxembourgLuxembourg 1,258.17 per 1,000 people 2007
15 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 1,257.77 per 1,000 people 2004
16 SingaporeSingapore 1,234.13 per 1,000 people 2007
17 The BahamasThe Bahamas 1,223.6 per 1,000 people 2007
18 IsraelIsrael 1,207.27 per 1,000 people 2009
19 SpainSpain 1,206.8 per 1,000 people 2007
20 RussiaRussia 1,202.45 per 1,000 people 2007
21 IrelandIreland 1,202.21 per 1,000 people 2007
22 UkraineUkraine 1,193.09 per 1,000 people 2007
23 AustriaAustria 1,191.25 per 1,000 people 2007
24 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 1,184.54 per 1,000 people 2007
25 GreenlandGreenland 1,178.47 per 1,000 people 2007
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 1,160.69 per 1,000 people 2007
26 FinlandFinland 1,160.65 per 1,000 people 2007
27 IcelandIceland 1,150.92 per 1,000 people 2007
28 SwedenSweden 1,148.37 per 1,000 people 2007
29 DenmarkDenmark 1,141.71 per 1,000 people 2007
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 1,130.96 per 1,000 people 2007
30 NorwayNorway 1,121.88 per 1,000 people 2007
31 GreeceGreece 1,120.56 per 1,000 people 2007
32 CroatiaCroatia 1,120.55 per 1,000 people 2007
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 1,118.7 per 1,000 people 2007
33 SlovakiaSlovakia 1,113.9 per 1,000 people 2007
34 HungaryHungary 1,107.86 per 1,000 people 2007
35 KuwaitKuwait 1,107.14 per 1,000 people 2007
36 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 1,105.77 per 1,000 people 2004
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 1,080.31 per 1,000 people 2006
37 PolandPoland 1,074.53 per 1,000 people 2007
38 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 1,071.66 per 1,000 people 2007
39 TaiwanTaiwan 1,063.13 per 1,000 people 2007
40 NetherlandsNetherlands 1,056.72 per 1,000 people 2006
41 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands 1,050.95 per 1,000 people 2009
42 ArubaAruba 1,044.47 per 1,000 people 2006
43 AustraliaAustralia 1,040.41 per 1,000 people 2007
44 Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands 1,035.2 per 1,000 people 2006
45 New ZealandNew Zealand 1,031.4 per 1,000 people 2007
46 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 1,028.26 per 1,000 people 2007
47 RomaniaRomania 1,026.89 per 1,000 people 2007
48 European UnionEuropean Union 1,019.8 per 1,000 people 2005
49 ArgentinaArgentina 1,002.48 per 1,000 people 2007
50 BelgiumBelgium 984.39 per 1,000 people 2007
51 LatviaLatvia 981.06 per 1,000 people 2007
52 PhilippinesPhilippines 981 per 1,000 people 2010
53 South AfricaSouth Africa 961.41 per 1,000 people 2007
54 SloveniaSlovenia 959.56 per 1,000 people 2007
55 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 954 per 1,000 people 2007
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 945.14 per 1,000 people 2006
56 SeychellesSeychelles 943.89 per 1,000 people 2007
57 BermudaBermuda 942.01 per 1,000 people 2006
58 MalaysiaMalaysia 940.6 per 1,000 people 2007
59 JamaicaJamaica 936.65 per 1,000 people 2006
60 JerseyJersey 927.05 per 1,000 people 2004
61 MaltaMalta 924.4 per 1,000 people 2007
62 VenezuelaVenezuela 915.33 per 1,000 people 2007
63 BruneiBrunei 907.16 per 1,000 people 2007
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 893.19 per 1,000 people 2007
64 South KoreaSouth Korea 886.94 per 1,000 people 2007
65 El SalvadorEl Salvador 883.27 per 1,000 people 2007
66 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 880.24 per 1,000 people 2007
67 BarbadosBarbados 878.01 per 1,000 people 2006
68 TurkeyTurkey 870.96 per 1,000 people 2007
69 UruguayUruguay 868.06 per 1,000 people 2007
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 864.83 per 1,000 people 2007
70 MaldivesMaldives 861.17 per 1,000 people 2007
71 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 857.35 per 1,000 people 2005
72 ChileChile 856.94 per 1,000 people 2007
73 United StatesUnited States 846.78 per 1,000 people 2007
74 JapanJapan 842.31 per 1,000 people 2007
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 841.75 per 1,000 people 2007
75 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 832.79 per 1,000 people 2007
76 AlgeriaAlgeria 826.89 per 1,000 people 2007
77 KazakhstanKazakhstan 823.56 per 1,000 people 2007
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 818.46 per 1,000 people 2005
78 GabonGabon 803.51 per 1,000 people 2007
79 GuatemalaGuatemala 797.45 per 1,000 people 2007
80 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 794.8 per 1,000 people 2007
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 792.26 per 1,000 people 2006
81 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 791.37 per 1,000 people 2005
82 ThailandThailand 789.59 per 1,000 people 2007
83 FranceFrance 789.48 per 1,000 people 2005
84 JordanJordan 788.18 per 1,000 people 2007
85 BotswanaBotswana 786.01 per 1,000 people 2007
86 OmanOman 780.06 per 1,000 people 2007
87 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 768.18 per 1,000 people 2004
88 Sri LankaSri Lanka 767.72 per 1,000 people 2010
89 AndorraAndorra 767.11 per 1,000 people 2009
90 ColombiaColombia 764.79 per 1,000 people 2007
91 TunisiaTunisia 763.13 per 1,000 people 2007
92 ReunionReunion 755.99 per 1,000 people 2004
93 MauritiusMauritius 748.27 per 1,000 people 2007
94 LibyaLibya 745.41 per 1,000 people 2007
95 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 738.68 per 1,000 people 2005
96 PanamaPanama 737.78 per 1,000 people 2007
97 EcuadorEcuador 733.22 per 1,000 people 2007
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 709.94 per 1,000 people 2005
98 SurinameSuriname 708.64 per 1,000 people 2006
99 GuadeloupeGuadeloupe 707.96 per 1,000 people 2004
100 Gaza StripGaza Strip 692.12 per 1,000 people 2007
101 GuernseyGuernsey 673.52 per 1,000 people 2004
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 663.41 per 1,000 people 2006
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 655.34 per 1,000 people 2005
102 ParaguayParaguay 649.26 per 1,000 people 2007
103 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 641.42 per 1,000 people 2005
104 AlbaniaAlbania 638.8 per 1,000 people 2007
105 BrazilBrazil 636.7 per 1,000 people 2007
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 633.81 per 1,000 people 2007
106 MexicoMexico 627.91 per 1,000 people 2007
107 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 626.61 per 1,000 people 2007
108 BelarusBelarus 613.42 per 1,000 people 2006
109 San MarinoSan Marino 608.04 per 1,000 people 2006
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 597.45 per 1,000 people 2005
110 MoroccoMorocco 593.33 per 1,000 people 2007
111 MontserratMontserrat 590.67 per 1,000 people 2008
112 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 588.63 per 1,000 people 2007
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 587.79 per 1,000 people 2005
113 GuamGuam 587.62 per 1,000 people 2004
114 DominicaDominica 584.85 per 1,000 people 2004
115 CanadaCanada 575.89 per 1,000 people 2006
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 560.32 per 1,000 people 2007
116 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 538.2 per 1,000 people 2007
117 PeruPeru 537.65 per 1,000 people 2007
118 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 529.54 per 1,000 people 2007
119 MonacoMonaco 529.23 per 1,000 people 2005
120 GeorgiaGeorgia 516.57 per 1,000 people 2007
121 French GuianaFrench Guiana 512.26 per 1,000 people 2004
122 IraqIraq 509.86 per 1,000 people 2007
123 PakistanPakistan 509.38 per 1,000 people 2008
124 KenyaKenya 501.55 per 1,000 people 2009
125 BelizeBelize 485.59 per 1,000 people 2009
126 FijiFiji 475.69 per 1,000 people 2007
127 The GambiaThe Gambia 471.4 per 1,000 people 2007
128 IranIran 455.22 per 1,000 people 2007
129 MoldovaMoldova 435.83 per 1,000 people 2007
130 GrenadaGrenada 427.19 per 1,000 people 2006
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 421.81 per 1,000 people 2005
131 ChinaChina 414.03 per 1,000 people 2007
132 TanzaniaTanzania 409.31 per 1,000 people 2010
133 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 407.26 per 1,000 people 2007
134 SamoaSamoa 401.37 per 1,000 people 2007
135 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 399.13 per 1,000 people 2007
136 TongaTonga 397.7 per 1,000 people 2007
137 MauritaniaMauritania 397.55 per 1,000 people 2007
138 ArmeniaArmenia 394.19 per 1,000 people 2006
139 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 391.38 per 1,000 people 2007
140 NamibiaNamibia 389.43 per 1,000 people 2007
141 VietnamVietnam 389.39 per 1,000 people 2007
142 GuyanaGuyana 374.59 per 1,000 people 2005
143 EgyptEgypt 374.25 per 1,000 people 2007
144 NicaraguaNicaragua 374.07 per 1,000 people 2007
145 YemenYemen 369.6 per 1,000 people 2009
146 Costa RicaCosta Rica 363.58 per 1,000 people 2007
147 BoliviaBolivia 356.83 per 1,000 people 2007
148 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 351 per 1,000 people 2007
149 Cape VerdeCape Verde 349.38 per 1,000 people 2007
150 IndonesiaIndonesia 348.69 per 1,000 people 2007
151 SyriaSyria 346.88 per 1,000 people 2007
152 SwazilandSwaziland 335.37 per 1,000 people 2007
153 GhanaGhana 331.6 per 1,000 people 2007
154 SenegalSenegal 329.26 per 1,000 people 2007
155 LebanonLebanon 320.98 per 1,000 people 2007
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 314.17 per 1,000 people 2005
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 308.13 per 1,000 people 2007
156 HondurasHonduras 304.69 per 1,000 people 2006
157 MongoliaMongolia 299.96 per 1,000 people 2006
158 NigeriaNigeria 299.15 per 1,000 people 2007
159 NiueNiue 278.29 per 1,000 people 2004
160 AngolaAngola 269.66 per 1,000 people 2007
161 MayotteMayotte 267.22 per 1,000 people 2005
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 265.35 per 1,000 people 2007
162 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 262.15 per 1,000 people 2004
163 IndiaIndia 257.91 per 1,000 people 2008
164 MaliMali 257.76 per 1,000 people 2009
165 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 254.03 per 1,000 people 2007
166 HaitiHaiti 252.69 per 1,000 people 2007
167 CameroonCameroon 251.16 per 1,000 people 2007
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 239.11 per 1,000 people 2006
168 BeninBenin 234.58 per 1,000 people 2007
169 ZambiaZambia 229.93 per 1,000 people 2007
170 BangladeshBangladesh 228.45 per 1,000 people 2007
171 LaosLaos 226.62 per 1,000 people 2007
172 LesothoLesotho 214.56 per 1,000 people 2007
173 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 212.84 per 1,000 people 2004
174 UzbekistanUzbekistan 208.78 per 1,000 people 2007
175 TogoTogo 208.71 per 1,000 people 2007
176 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 201.12 per 1,000 people 2007
177 SudanSudan 189.54 per 1,000 people 2007
178 CambodiaCambodia 184.55 per 1,000 people 2007
179 LiberiaLiberia 176.16 per 1,000 people 2007
180 AfghanistanAfghanistan 164.94 per 1,000 people 2008
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 158.79 per 1,000 people 2006
181 MozambiqueMozambique 157.85 per 1,000 people 2007
182 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 150.82 per 1,000 people 2007
183 UgandaUganda 138.62 per 1,000 people 2007
184 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 126.29 per 1,000 people 2007
185 VanuatuVanuatu 122.66 per 1,000 people 2007
186 MadagascarMadagascar 114.04 per 1,000 people 2007
187 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 112.45 per 1,000 people 2007
188 TuvaluTuvalu 111.72 per 1,000 people 2005
189 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 100.26 per 1,000 people 2007
190 ZimbabweZimbabwe 99.58 per 1,000 people 2007
191 ChadChad 92.9 per 1,000 people 2007
192 DjiboutiDjibouti 90.66 per 1,000 people 2007
193 MalawiMalawi 77.26 per 1,000 people 2007
194 NigerNiger 69.8 per 1,000 people 2007
195 SomaliaSomalia 65.8 per 1,000 people 2007
196 BhutanBhutan 64.18 per 1,000 people 2007
197 RwandaRwanda 64.1 per 1,000 people 2007
198 East TimorEast Timor 63.6 per 1,000 people 2007
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 57.17 per 1,000 people 2005
199 ComorosComoros 56.23 per 1,000 people 2007
200 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 51.76 per 1,000 people 2007
201 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 44.29 per 1,000 people 2006
202 NepalNepal 41.83 per 1,000 people 2006
203 TajikistanTajikistan 40.46 per 1,000 people 2005
204 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 38.6 per 1,000 people 2004
205 BurundiBurundi 29.8 per 1,000 people 2007
206 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 29.75 per 1,000 people 2007
207 GuineaGuinea 20.99 per 1,000 people 2005
208 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 19.23 per 1,000 people 2007
209 CubaCuba 17.4 per 1,000 people 2007
210 EthiopiaEthiopia 15.79 per 1,000 people 2007
211 EritreaEritrea 14.27 per 1,000 people 2007
212 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 11.06 per 1,000 people 2005
213 KiribatiKiribati 7.07 per 1,000 people 2005
214 BurmaBurma 4.2 per 1,000 people 2006

Citation

Media > Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about Media > Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita

  • All of the top 2 countries by telephones > mobile cellular > per capita are Former British Colonies'.
  • 3 of the top 4 countries by telephones > mobile cellular > per capita are Hot countries.
  • 22 of the top 34 countries by telephones > mobile cellular > per capita are Christian.
  • 3 of the top 4 countries by telephones > mobile cellular > per capita are Densely populated.
  • Burma has ranked last for telephones > mobile cellular > per capita since 2005.
  • 10 of the top 24 countries by telephones > mobile cellular > per capita are Heavily indebted.
  • Italy has ranked in the top 4 for telephones > mobile cellular > per capita since 1999.
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