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Mobile cellular subscriptions2023

Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people. Multiple subscriptions can produce values above 100.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2024Latest published year: 2024
Economies with data172 / 217No observation: 45
First-ranked country or territoryFiji361.05 per 100 people

Top 10

per 100 people · 2023
01Fiji
361.05
03Montenegro
207.24
06Russia
180.84
07El Salvador
179.71
08Botswana
179.03
09Japan
178.43
10Singapore
173.2

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Mobile cellular subscriptions · 2023 · per 100 people
RankCountry / territoryValue (per 100 people)Year
01Fiji361.052023
02Hong Kong SAR China319.492023
03Montenegro207.242023
04United Arab Emirates199.422023
05Macao SAR China192.482023
06Russia180.842023
07El Salvador179.712023
08Botswana179.032023
09Japan178.432023
10Singapore173.22023
11Côte d’Ivoire171.992023
12South Africa171.512023
13Thailand168.642023
14Kuwait167.682023
15Colombia166.982023
16Iran166.282023
17Mauritius165.262023
18South Korea162.112023
19Qatar157.822023
20Saudi Arabia157.782023
21Suriname157.252023
22Panama156.592023
23Andorra156.12023
24Georgia155.252023
25Bahrain153.92023
26Israel153.342023
27Estonia150.22023
28Cyprus148.332023
29Morocco148.162023
30Luxembourg144.472023
31Malaysia142.732023
32Sri Lanka142.282023
33Uruguay141.722023
34Maldives141.62023
35Mongolia141.082023
36Malta140.592023
37Sweden140.272023
38Slovakia138.232023
39Argentina137.712023
40Lithuania137.22023
41Chile135.872023
42Palau135.392023
43Poland135.152023
44Armenia134.522023
45Trinidad & Tobago134.232023
46Costa Rica133.532023
47Ukraine133.382023
48Tunisia132.652023
49Italy131.872023
50Vietnam130.992023
51Switzerland130.222023
52Moldova129.552023
53Seychelles129.242023
54Slovenia129.232023
55Belarus128.982023
56Serbia128.472023
57Eswatini128.42023
58China128.252023
59Guinea-Bissau128.112023
60Spain127.722023
61Finland127.472023
62Kazakhstan127.112023
63Liechtenstein127.062023
64New Zealand126.852023
65Denmark126.722023
66Paraguay126.612023
67Czechia1262023
68Netherlands125.272023
69Indonesia125.242023
70Germany124.662023
71Puerto Rico124.512023
72Senegal123.912023
73Romania123.252023
74Portugal1232023
75United Kingdom122.782023
76Gabon122.612023
77Oman122.292023
78Peru121.982023
79Austria121.752023
80Iceland121.482023
81Myanmar (Burma)121.032023
82Cambodia120.812023
83Kenya120.612023
84Latvia119.912023
85St. Kitts & Nevis118.892023
86French Polynesia118.782023
87Brunei118.672023
88Bulgaria117.932023
89Nepal117.762023
90Bosnia & Herzegovina117.732023
91Philippines117.282023
92Gambia117.122023
93Croatia117.112023
94France116.692023
95Burkina Faso116.162023
96Benin116.042023
97Jamaica115.092023
98Guatemala113.712023
99Cape Verde113.022023
100Timor-Leste112.652023
101Australia112.512023
102United States112.412023
103Mexico111.742023
104Algeria111.612023
105Bangladesh111.282023
106Ireland110.82023
107Greece110.792023
108Comoros109.862023
109Norway109.652023
110Kyrgyzstan108.592023
111Azerbaijan107.692023
112Uzbekistan106.882023
113North Macedonia106.462023
114Nicaragua105.842023
115Türkiye105.682023
116Tanzania105.42023
117Hungary105.052023
118Monaco104.062023
119Belgium103.22023
120Zambia102.062023
121St. Vincent & Grenadines101.632023
122Iraq101.392023
123Ecuador101.032023
124Brazil101.022023
125Bahamas100.052023
126Ghana98.812023
127Nigeria98.482023
128Guinea97.882023
129Cameroon96.482023
130Bhutan95.632023
131Congo - Brazzaville94.872023
132Canada94.152023
133Curaçao93.82023
134Albania932023
135Egypt92.832023
136Dominican Republic91.872023
137Zimbabwe91.632023
138Rwanda91.462023
139British Virgin Islands90.822023
140Mauritania90.772023
141Vanuatu89.292023
142Namibia87.682023
143India80.562023
144Palestinian Territories76.692023
145Pakistan76.542023
146Uganda76.32023
147Tajikistan76.222023
148Togo75.792023
149Madagascar75.462023
150Honduras74.412023
151Syria72.442023
152Venezuela70.222023
153Chad70.192023
154Angola70.052023
155Cuba69.582023
156Lesotho69.352023
157Jordan67.552023
158Niger65.742023
159Laos64.762023
160São Tomé & Príncipe63.452023
161Burundi63.162023
162Malawi61.092023
163Ethiopia59.872023
164Afghanistan55.552023
165Somalia53.962023
166Congo - Kinshasa53.192023
167Kiribati51.252023
168Yemen50.892023
169Djibouti48.452023
170Mozambique47.52023
171South Sudan46.622023
172Papua New Guinea34.062023

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Source & definition

Indicator definition
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people. Multiple subscriptions can produce values above 100.
Unit
per 100 people
Source & definition
World Bank · IT.CEL.SETS.P2
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Original metadata
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.

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  "sourceNote": "Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.",
  "sourceOrganization": "World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)",
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