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Countries by Mobile Subscriptions

Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people, which can exceed 100 where people hold several.

212 of 240 countries and territories have a published value for this indicator.

#1 Fiji
574.2 per 100 people
Oceania
World Bank, 2024
#2 Hong Kong
364.8 per 100 people
Asia
World Bank, 2024
#3 Montenegro
221.7 per 100 people
Europe
World Bank, 2024
Median country
114.3 per 100 people
Across 212 ranked countries

Full Ranking (212 Countries)

Countries with no published value are excluded rather than ranked last. Sort any column, filter by continent, or export as CSV.

212 countries
Values are the most recent published observation per country, so the year varies. The trend column shows each country's population from 1950 to 2025 (top 25 rows only, to keep the page light) — it is context, not the ranked measure.
1Fiji574.2 per 100 people
2Hong Kong364.8 per 100 people
3Montenegro221.7 per 100 people
4Sint Maarten205.4 per 100 people
5United Arab Emirates203.2 per 100 people
6Macao201.1 per 100 people
7Antigua and Barbuda200.5 per 100 people
8Libya193.0 per 100 people
9Russia186.1 per 100 people
10Ivory Coast183.9 per 100 people
11South Africa179.3 per 100 people
12Japan178.4 per 100 people
13Israel177.4 per 100 people
14El Salvador176.5 per 100 people
15Colombia174.1 per 100 people
16Iran174.1 per 100 people
17Mauritius172.7 per 100 people
18South Korea172.5 per 100 people
19Singapore170.8 per 100 people
20Kuwait167.7 per 100 people
21Botswana164.0 per 100 people
22Georgia161.2 per 100 people
23Thailand160.6 per 100 people
24Saudi Arabia159.5 per 100 people
25Bahrain159.5 per 100 people
26Panama156.6 per 100 people
27Cyprus156.2 per 100 people
28Andorra155.7 per 100 people
29Qatar153.6 per 100 people
30Morocco153.1 per 100 people
31Estonia151.1 per 100 people
32Maldives148.1 per 100 people
33Guinea-Bissau147.2 per 100 people
34Uruguay145.5 per 100 people
35Luxembourg144.5 per 100 people
36Suriname142.1 per 100 people
37Malta142.1 per 100 people
38Sweden140.7 per 100 people
39Mongolia140.7 per 100 people
40Argentina140.2 per 100 people
41Slovakia140.0 per 100 people
42Eswatini139.8 per 100 people
43Malaysia139.7 per 100 people
44Cayman Islands139.3 per 100 people
45Lithuania138.7 per 100 people
46Poland138.0 per 100 people
47Costa Rica136.0 per 100 people
48Palau135.4 per 100 people
49Armenia134.9 per 100 people
50Ukraine133.4 per 100 people
51Chile132.7 per 100 people
52Italy132.6 per 100 people
53Sri Lanka132.5 per 100 people
54China131.8 per 100 people
55Belarus131.1 per 100 people
56Slovenia130.9 per 100 people
57Aruba130.6 per 100 people
58Spain130.3 per 100 people
59New Zealand130.1 per 100 people
60Switzerland129.5 per 100 people
61Germany129.2 per 100 people
62Liechtenstein128.9 per 100 people
63Netherlands128.5 per 100 people
64Vietnam127.6 per 100 people
65Kazakhstan127.1 per 100 people
66Denmark126.7 per 100 people
67Paraguay126.6 per 100 people
68Czech Republic126.6 per 100 people
69Tanzania126.6 per 100 people
70Kenya126.5 per 100 people
71Puerto Rico126.4 per 100 people
72Gambia126.2 per 100 people
73Benin125.9 per 100 people
74Finland125.9 per 100 people
75Seychelles125.6 per 100 people
76Gabon125.3 per 100 people
77Peru124.6 per 100 people
78Austria124.5 per 100 people
79Portugal124.1 per 100 people
80Senegal123.9 per 100 people
81Serbia123.8 per 100 people
82Indonesia122.5 per 100 people
83Croatia121.7 per 100 people
84United Kingdom121.6 per 100 people
85Latvia121.3 per 100 people
86Bosnia and Herzegovina121.2 per 100 people
87Iceland120.9 per 100 people
88Oman120.6 per 100 people
89San Marino120.3 per 100 people
90Moldova120.1 per 100 people
91Romania119.8 per 100 people
92Trinidad and Tobago118.8 per 100 people
93French Polynesia118.8 per 100 people
94Greenland118.6 per 100 people
95Brunei118.1 per 100 people
96Bulgaria118.1 per 100 people
97Jamaica117.7 per 100 people
98Tunisia117.6 per 100 people
99France116.7 per 100 people
100Burkina Faso116.6 per 100 people
101Mexico116.5 per 100 people
102Timor-Leste116.4 per 100 people
103Cambodia116.1 per 100 people
104Algeria115.5 per 100 people
105Philippines115.3 per 100 people
106Barbados114.6 per 100 people
107Myanmar114.3 per 100 people
108Ghana113.6 per 100 people
109Greece113.6 per 100 people
110United States113.2 per 100 people
111Ireland112.6 per 100 people
112Australia112.6 per 100 people
113Guyana112.6 per 100 people
114Guatemala112.5 per 100 people
115Mali112.1 per 100 people
116Cape Verde111.8 per 100 people
117Uzbekistan110.5 per 100 people
118Comoros109.9 per 100 people
119Turks and Caicos109.8 per 100 people
120Azerbaijan109.5 per 100 people
121Norway109.3 per 100 people
122Zambia108.7 per 100 people
123North Macedonia108.4 per 100 people
124Saint Vincent108.4 per 100 people
125Cameroon108.2 per 100 people
126Bangladesh108.1 per 100 people
127Sierra Leone107.9 per 100 people
128Turkey107.8 per 100 people
129Kyrgyzstan107.5 per 100 people
130Monaco107.4 per 100 people
131Nicaragua106.0 per 100 people
132Faroe Islands105.8 per 100 people
133Hungary104.6 per 100 people
134Belgium103.9 per 100 people
135Brazil101.9 per 100 people
136Ecuador101.6 per 100 people
137Iraq100.1 per 100 people
138Nepal99.8 per 100 people
139Bhutan99.8 per 100 people
140Tuvalu98.9 per 100 people
141Saint Lucia98.7 per 100 people
142Bolivia98.0 per 100 people
143Guinea97.9 per 100 people
144Gibraltar97.6 per 100 people
145Egypt97.1 per 100 people
146Bahamas96.7 per 100 people
147Bermuda96.7 per 100 people
148Grenada95.8 per 100 people
149Congo95.5 per 100 people
150Zimbabwe94.2 per 100 people
151Canada94.1 per 100 people
152Curaçao93.8 per 100 people
153Dominican Republic93.7 per 100 people
154Rwanda93.2 per 100 people
155British Virgin Islands93.1 per 100 people
156Mauritania92.1 per 100 people
157New Caledonia91.7 per 100 people
158U.S. Virgin Islands91.5 per 100 people
159Vanuatu89.3 per 100 people
160Albania89.1 per 100 people
161Turkmenistan88.2 per 100 people
162Nauru87.2 per 100 people
163Dominica85.2 per 100 people
164Namibia85.2 per 100 people
165Uganda83.2 per 100 people
166Togo80.8 per 100 people
167India79.4 per 100 people
168Pakistan76.9 per 100 people
169State of Palestine76.7 per 100 people
170Tajikistan76.2 per 100 people
171Madagascar75.5 per 100 people
172Lebanon74.0 per 100 people
173Cuba72.9 per 100 people
174Chad72.9 per 100 people
175Syria71.2 per 100 people
176Venezuela71.0 per 100 people
177Honduras70.9 per 100 people
178Nigeria70.8 per 100 people
179Lesotho70.3 per 100 people
180Sudan70.2 per 100 people
181Angola69.7 per 100 people
182Jordan69.6 per 100 people
183Malawi69.3 per 100 people
184Belize67.2 per 100 people
185Haiti65.2 per 100 people
186Ethiopia65.1 per 100 people
187Laos64.8 per 100 people
188Burundi63.2 per 100 people
189Sao Tome and Principe62.4 per 100 people
190Samoa62.4 per 100 people
191Solomon Islands62.1 per 100 people
192Tonga61.7 per 100 people
193Niger60.6 per 100 people
194Afghanistan60.1 per 100 people
195Guam59.8 per 100 people
196Eritrea59.1 per 100 people
197DR Congo58.5 per 100 people
198Somalia54.0 per 100 people
199Kiribati53.5 per 100 people
200Yemen50.9 per 100 people
201Equatorial Guinea49.5 per 100 people
202Mozambique49.5 per 100 people
203Djibouti48.5 per 100 people
204South Sudan46.6 per 100 people
205Marshall Islands39.7 per 100 people
206Central African Republic38.8 per 100 people
207Papua New Guinea38.8 per 100 people
208Liberia32.1 per 100 people
209Northern Mariana Islands32.0 per 100 people
210North Korea24.1 per 100 people
211Micronesia20.0 per 100 people
212American Samoa4.0 per 100 people

Top 10

The ten highest-ranked countries by mobile subscriptions.

  1. Fiji574.2
  2. Hong Kong364.8
  3. Montenegro221.7
  4. Sint Maarten205.4
  5. United Arab Emirates203.2
  6. Macao201.1
  7. Antigua and Barbuda200.5
  8. Libya193.0
  9. Russia186.1
  10. Ivory Coast183.9
Top ten countries by mobile subscriptions
NameMobile Subscriptions
Fiji574.2
Hong Kong364.8
Montenegro221.7
Sint Maarten205.4
United Arab Emirates203.2
Macao201.1
Antigua and Barbuda200.5
Libya193.0
Russia186.1
Ivory Coast183.9

By Continent

Mean of country values within each continent — an unweighted average, so a small country counts the same as a large one.

Average mobile subscriptions by continent
NameValueShare
Europe12818.6%
Asia12618.3%
South America12317.8%
North America11316.5%
Africa9914.4%
Oceania9914.3%

Average by continent

About This Data

Definition

Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people, which can exceed 100 where people hold several.

Coverage and vintage

212 of 240 countries and territories report this indicator. Each value is the latest published observation for that country — the year column shows which. The leading value is World Bank, 2024.