Mobile subscriptions by country, 2023
Subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service, including prepaid accounts active in the last three months, per 100 people. People can hold several subscriptions, so values above 100 are common.
172 places ranked for 2023. Highest: Fiji (361 per 100 people). Lowest: Papua New Guinea (34 per 100 people). The median is 119 per 100 people.
Highest 10
- 1. Fiji 361 per 100 people
- 2. Hong Kong SAR, China 319 per 100 people
- 3. Montenegro 207 per 100 people
- 4. United Arab Emirates 199 per 100 people
- 5. Macao SAR, China 192 per 100 people
- 6. Russia 181 per 100 people
- 7. El Salvador 180 per 100 people
- 8. Botswana 179 per 100 people
- 9. Japan 178 per 100 people
- 10. Singapore 173 per 100 people
Lowest 10
- 172. Papua New Guinea 34 per 100 people
- 171. South Sudan 47 per 100 people
- 170. Mozambique 48 per 100 people
- 169. Djibouti 48 per 100 people
- 168. Yemen 51 per 100 people
- 167. Kiribati 51 per 100 people
- 166. Democratic Republic of the Congo 53 per 100 people
- 165. Somalia, Fed. Rep. 54 per 100 people
- 164. Afghanistan 56 per 100 people
- 163. Ethiopia 60 per 100 people
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The chart shows the 40 highest values; the table lists all 172. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
In short
- Among the 172 countries with a value for 2023, the highest is Fiji (361 per 100 people) and the lowest Papua New Guinea (34 per 100 people).
- Half of the countries are above 119 per 100 people and half below.
- From 2022 to 2023 the value rose in 20 countries and fell in 3.
- The figure for the world was 110 per 100 people in 2023, against 103 per 100 people in 2018 (+7).
Full ranking
| # | Country | Value | Period | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiji | 361 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 2 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 319 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 3 | Montenegro | 207 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 199 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 5 | Macao SAR, China | 192 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 6 | Russia | 181 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 7 | El Salvador | 180 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 8 | Botswana | 179 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 9 | Japan | 178 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 10 | Singapore | 173 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 11 | Côte d'Ivoire | 172 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 12 | South Africa | 172 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 13 | Thailand | 169 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 14 | Kuwait | 168 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 15 | Colombia | 167 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 16 | Iran | 166 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 17 | Mauritius | 165 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 18 | South Korea | 162 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 19 | Qatar | 158 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 158 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 21 | Suriname | 157 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 22 | Panama | 157 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 23 | Andorra | 156 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 24 | Georgia | 155 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 25 | Bahrain | 154 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 26 | Israel | 153 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 27 | Estonia | 150 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 28 | Cyprus | 148 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 29 | Morocco | 148 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 30 | Luxembourg | 144 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 31 | Malaysia | 143 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 32 | Sri Lanka | 142 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 33 | Uruguay | 142 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 34 | Maldives | 142 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 35 | Mongolia | 141 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 36 | Malta | 141 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 37 | Sweden | 140 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 38 | Slovakia | 138 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 39 | Argentina | 138 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 40 | Lithuania | 137 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 41 | Chile | 136 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 42 | Palau | 135 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 43 | Poland | 135 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 44 | Armenia | 135 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 45 | Trinidad and Tobago | 134 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 46 | Costa Rica | 134 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 47 | Ukraine | 133 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 48 | Tunisia | 133 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 49 | Italy | 132 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 50 | Viet Nam | 131 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 51 | Switzerland | 130 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 52 | Moldova | 130 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 53 | Seychelles | 129 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 54 | Slovenia | 129 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 55 | Belarus | 129 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 56 | Serbia | 128 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 57 | Eswatini | 128 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 58 | China | 128 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 59 | Guinea-Bissau | 128 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 60 | Spain | 128 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 61 | Finland | 127 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | 127 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 63 | Liechtenstein | 127 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 64 | New Zealand | 127 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 65 | Denmark | 127 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 66 | Paraguay | 127 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 67 | Czechia | 126 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 68 | Netherlands | 125 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 69 | Indonesia | 125 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 70 | Germany | 125 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 71 | Puerto Rico (US) | 125 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 72 | Senegal | 124 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 73 | Romania | 123 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 74 | Portugal | 123 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 75 | United Kingdom | 123 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 76 | Gabon | 123 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 77 | Oman | 122 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 78 | Peru | 122 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 79 | Austria | 122 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 80 | Iceland | 121 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 81 | Myanmar | 121 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 82 | Cambodia | 121 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 83 | Kenya | 121 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 84 | Latvia | 120 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 85 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 119 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 86 | French Polynesia | 119 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 87 | Brunei | 119 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 88 | Bulgaria | 118 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 89 | Nepal | 118 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 90 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 118 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 91 | Philippines | 117 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 92 | Gambia | 117 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 93 | Croatia | 117 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 94 | France | 117 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 95 | Burkina Faso | 116 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 96 | Benin | 116 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 97 | Jamaica | 115 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 98 | Guatemala | 114 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 99 | Cabo Verde | 113 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 100 | Timor-Leste | 113 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 101 | Australia | 113 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 102 | United States | 112 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 103 | Mexico | 112 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 104 | Algeria | 112 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 105 | Bangladesh | 111 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 106 | Ireland | 111 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 107 | Greece | 111 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 108 | Comoros | 110 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 109 | Norway | 110 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 110 | Kyrgyzstan | 109 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 111 | Azerbaijan | 108 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 112 | Uzbekistan | 107 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 113 | North Macedonia | 106 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 114 | Nicaragua | 106 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 115 | Türkiye | 106 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 116 | Tanzania | 105 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 117 | Hungary | 105 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 118 | Monaco | 104 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 119 | Belgium | 103 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 120 | Zambia | 102 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 121 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 102 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 122 | Iraq | 101 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 123 | Ecuador | 101 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 124 | Brazil | 101 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 125 | Bahamas | 100 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 126 | Ghana | 99 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 127 | Nigeria | 98 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 128 | Guinea | 98 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 129 | Cameroon | 96 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 130 | Bhutan | 96 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 131 | Republic of the Congo | 95 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 132 | Canada | 94 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 133 | Curaçao | 94 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 134 | Albania | 93 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 135 | Egypt | 93 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 136 | Dominican Republic | 92 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 137 | Zimbabwe | 92 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 138 | Rwanda | 91 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 139 | British Virgin Islands | 91 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 140 | Mauritania | 91 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 141 | Vanuatu | 89 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 142 | Namibia | 88 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 143 | India | 81 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 144 | West Bank and Gaza | 77 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 145 | Pakistan | 77 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 146 | Uganda | 76 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 147 | Tajikistan | 76 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 148 | Togo | 76 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 149 | Madagascar | 75 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 150 | Honduras | 74 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 151 | Syria | 72 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 152 | Venezuela | 70 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 153 | Chad | 70 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 154 | Angola | 70 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 155 | Cuba | 70 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 156 | Lesotho | 69 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 157 | Jordan | 68 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 158 | Niger | 66 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 159 | Laos | 65 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 160 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 63 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 161 | Burundi | 63 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 162 | Malawi | 61 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 163 | Ethiopia | 60 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 164 | Afghanistan | 56 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 165 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 54 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 166 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 53 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 167 | Kiribati | 51 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 168 | Yemen | 51 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 169 | Djibouti | 48 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 170 | Mozambique | 48 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 171 | South Sudan | 47 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 172 | Papua New Guinea | 34 per 100 people | 2023 |
Places are ordered from the highest to the lowest value. Group medians on this site are the middle value of the members with data for the same year; they are not official aggregates.
How this ranking works
Every country is ranked on its value for 2023, the latest period that most countries have, so all values are for the same point in time. Countries without a value for 2023 are left out. Groups and aggregates such as the European Union are not ranked. Values are as published by World Bank; the ranking is a plain ordering from the highest to the lowest value and says nothing about whether a high value is good or bad.
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