Mobile subscriptions by country, 2023, G20 countries
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.
19 places ranked for 2023. Highest: Russia (181 per 100 people). Lowest: India (81 per 100 people). The median is 125 per 100 people.
The 19 member countries. The European Union and the African Union are also members of the G20 but are not countries. About this group
Highest 10
- 1. Russia 181 per 100 people
- 2. Japan 178 per 100 people
- 3. South Africa 172 per 100 people
- 4. South Korea 162 per 100 people
- 5. Saudi Arabia 158 per 100 people
- 6. Argentina 138 per 100 people
- 7. Italy 132 per 100 people
- 8. China 128 per 100 people
- 9. Indonesia 125 per 100 people
- 10. Germany 125 per 100 people
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Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
Full ranking
| # | Country | Value | Period | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 181 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 2 | Japan | 178 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 3 | South Africa | 172 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 4 | South Korea | 162 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 158 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 6 | Argentina | 138 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 7 | Italy | 132 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 8 | China | 128 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 9 | Indonesia | 125 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 10 | Germany | 125 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 123 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 12 | France | 117 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 13 | Australia | 113 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 14 | United States | 112 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 15 | Mexico | 112 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 16 | Türkiye | 106 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 17 | Brazil | 101 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 18 | Canada | 94 per 100 people | 2023 | |
| 19 | India | 81 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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