Mobile Phone Subscribers
Global Ranking
per 100 peopleSource: IMF
Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
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1 | Macao | 430.13 | 2020 | 1 | 436.1 |
2 | Hong Kong | 291.65 | 2020 | 2 | 288.53 |
3 ↑ | Antigua and Barbuda | 187.89 | 2020 | 5 | 189.46 |
4 | Seychelles | 186.58 | 2020 | 4 | 198.15 |
5 ↓ | United Arab Emirates | 185.78 | 2020 | 3 | 200.63 |
6 ↑ | Montenegro | 171.97 | 2020 | 7 | 183.28 |
7 ↓ | Thailand | 166.61 | 2020 | 6 | 186.16 |
8 ↑ | Russia | 163.59 | 2020 | 11 | 164.39 |
9 ↑ | Botswana | 162.84 | 2020 | 12 | 162.64 |
10 | South Africa | 161.8 | 2020 | 10 | 165.6 |
11 ↓ | Kuwait | 158.53 | 2020 | 8 | 174.16 |
12 ↑ | Turkmenistan | 155.47 | 2020 | 14 | 157.81 |
13 ↑ | Japan | 154.22 | 2020 | 21 | 147.02 |
14 ↓ | El Salvador | 153.39 | 2020 | 13 | 161.1 |
15 ↑ | Suriname | 153.31 | 2020 | 27 | 139.99 |
16 ↑ | Ivory Coast | 152 | 2020 | 23 | 145.34 |
17 ↑ | Iran | 151.95 | 2020 | 25 | 142.39 |
18 ↑ | Mauritius | 150.41 | 2020 | 22 | 147.01 |
19 ↓ | Costa Rica | 147.47 | 2020 | 9 | 169.39 |
20 | Estonia | 145.17 | 2020 | 20 | 147.18 |
21 ↓ | Burma (Myanmar) | 144.36 | 2020 | 19 | 151.62 |
22 ↓ | Singapore | 144.35 | 2020 | 16 | 155.65 |
23 ↑ | Malta | 143.39 | 2020 | 24 | 144.06 |
24 ↑ | Vietnam | 142.73 | 2020 | 26 | 141.23 |
25 ↑ | Luxembourg | 142.18 | 2020 | 37 | 135.76 |
26 ↓ | Trinidad and Tobago | 142.05 | 2020 | 17 | 155.11 |
27 ↑ | Israel | 141.76 | 2020 | 34 | 137.33 |
28 ↓ | Cyprus | 139.64 | 2020 | 27 | 139.99 |
29 ↑ | Sri Lanka | 138.84 | 2020 | 46 | 132.96 |
30 ↑ | South Korea | 137.54 | 2020 | 41 | 134.49 |
31 ↑ | Gabon | 137.01 | 2020 | 33 | 137.75 |
32 ↓ | Philippines | 136.5 | 2020 | 18 | 154.76 |
33 ↓ | Malaysia | 135.09 | 2020 | 29 | 139.6 |
34 ↑ | Panama | 135.02 | 2020 | 35 | 137.19 |
35 ↑ | Lithuania | 134.89 | 2020 | 44 | 134.23 |
36 ↑ | Morocco | 133.89 | 2020 | 58 | 127.95 |
37 ↓ | Oman | 133.85 | 2020 | 32 | 138.23 |
38 | Slovakia | 133.52 | 2020 | 38 | 135.6 |
39 ↑ | Peru | 133.45 | 2020 | 70 | 122.56 |
40 ↓ | Mongolia | 133.12 | 2020 | 36 | 137.01 |
41 ↑ | Colombia | 133 | 2020 | 50 | 131.67 |
42 ↓ | Maldives | 132.78 | 2020 | 15 | 155.95 |
43 ↑ | Palau | 132.64 | 2020 | 45 | 133.27 |
44 ↑ | Aruba | 132.06 | 2020 | 48 | 132.63 |
45 ↓ | Qatar | 131.84 | 2020 | 31 | 138.33 |
46 ↓ | Nepal | 131.15 | 2020 | 39 | 135.26 |
47 ↑ | Chile | 131.14 | 2020 | 49 | 132.18 |
48 ↑ | Uruguay | 131.02 | 2020 | 52 | 130.75 |
49 ↓ | Kyrgyzstan | 130.45 | 2020 | 42 | 134.39 |
50 ↑ | Poland | 130.4 | 2020 | 59 | 127.73 |
51 ↓ | Ghana | 130.21 | 2020 | 43 | 134.32 |
52 ↑ | Indonesia | 130.01 | 2020 | 63 | 126.11 |
53 ↓ | Kazakhstan | 129.38 | 2020 | 30 | 138.63 |
54 ↓ | Ukraine | 129.34 | 2020 | 53 | 130.63 |
55 | Finland | 128.5 | 2020 | 55 | 129.24 |
56 ↓ | Italy | 128.31 | 2020 | 51 | 131.26 |
57 ↑ | Liechtenstein | 128.22 | 2020 | 65 | 125.59 |
58 ↓ | Germany | 128.19 | 2020 | 57 | 128.36 |
59 ↓ | Georgia | 127.85 | 2020 | 40 | 134.66 |
60 ↑ | New Zealand | 127.49 | 2020 | 67 | 124 |
61 | Switzerland | 127.31 | 2020 | 61 | 126.72 |
62 ↓ | Sweden | 126.66 | 2020 | 56 | 128.49 |
63 ↓ | Cambodia | 126.12 | 2020 | 54 | 129.92 |
64 ↓ | Tunisia | 125.67 | 2020 | 62 | 126.31 |
65 ↑ | Denmark | 125.21 | 2020 | 66 | 125.5 |
66 ↑ | Mali | 125.01 | 2020 | 84 | 116.62 |
67 ↓ | Netherlands | 124.98 | 2020 | 60 | 127.28 |
68 ↑ | Saudi Arabia | 124.13 | 2020 | 76 | 120.51 |
69 ↓ | Belarus | 123.86 | 2020 | 68 | 123.01 |
70 ↑ | Iceland | 123.49 | 2020 | 73 | 121.95 |
71 ↑ | Slovenia | 122.7 | 2020 | 75 | 120.85 |
72 ↓ | Brunei | 122.65 | 2020 | 47 | 132.66 |
73 ↑ | Puerto Rico | 121.77 | 2020 | 89 | 114.95 |
74 ↑ | Andorra | 121.66 | 2020 | 92 | 113.96 |
75 ↑ | Tajikistan | 121.46 | 2020 | 82 | 117.96 |
76 ↓ | Czech Republic | 121.39 | 2020 | 69 | 122.57 |
77 ↑ | Faroe Islands | 121.18 | 2020 | 97 | 112.9 |
78 ↓ | Argentina | 121.17 | 2020 | 64 | 125.84 |
79 ↓ | Serbia | 120.22 | 2020 | 72 | 122.05 |
80 ↓ | China | 119.39 | 2020 | 74 | 121.79 |
81 ↓ | Spain | 119.02 | 2020 | 80 | 118.44 |
82 ↓ | Austria | 119 | 2020 | 78 | 119.78 |
83 ↑ | Bahamas | 118.5 | 2020 | 102 | 109.25 |
84 ↓ | Armenia | 117.74 | 2020 | 71 | 122.35 |
85 ↓ | Romania | 117.44 | 2020 | 83 | 117.07 |
86 ↓ | United Kingdom | 116.38 | 2020 | 81 | 118.23 |
87 ↓ | Portugal | 116.26 | 2020 | 85 | 116.46 |
88 ↑ | San Marino | 114.94 | 2020 | 91 | 114.44 |
89 ↓ | Bulgaria | 114.35 | 2020 | 86 | 116.21 |
90 ↑ | Kenya | 114.2 | 2020 | 116 | 103.77 |
91 ↑ | Namibia | 114.06 | 2020 | 96 | 113.19 |
92 ↑ | Senegal | 113.95 | 2020 | 101 | 109.72 |
93 ↓ | Guatemala | 113.82 | 2020 | 79 | 118.73 |
94 ↑ | France | 111.46 | 2020 | 98 | 110.61 |
95 ↑ | Gambia | 110.81 | 2020 | 100 | 110.1 |
96 ↓ | Fiji | 110.6 | 2020 | 88 | 115.74 |
97 ↑ | Saint Lucia | 110.55 | 2020 | 154 | 80.85 |
98 ↑ | Paraguay | 110.27 | 2020 | 99 | 110.18 |
99 ↓ | Greece | 109.5 | 2020 | 95 | 113.45 |
100 ↑ | Bermuda | 109.19 | 2020 | 109 | 107.19 |
101 ↑ | Guyana | 108.83 | 2020 | 126 | 99.39 |
102 ↑ | Latvia | 108.76 | 2020 | 105 | 108.66 |
103 ↑ | Grenada | 108.42 | 2020 | 117 | 103.73 |
104 ↓ | Australia | 107.66 | 2020 | 102 | 109.25 |
105 ↑ | Norway | 107.46 | 2020 | 108 | 107.38 |
106 ↑ | Swaziland | 107.14 | 2020 | 119 | 102.43 |
107 ↑ | Bangladesh | 107.04 | 2020 | 120 | 101.55 |
108 ↓ | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 106.98 | 2020 | 93 | 113.77 |
109 ↑ | Hungary | 106.96 | 2020 | 112 | 106.07 |
110 ↑ | Croatia | 106.59 | 2020 | 111 | 106.64 |
111 ↓ | United States | 106.19 | 2020 | 107 | 108.09 |
112 ↑ | Mauritania | 106.08 | 2020 | 115 | 104.09 |
113 | Ireland | 106 | 2020 | 113 | 105.69 |
114 ↑ | Burkina Faso | 105.81 | 2020 | 124 | 100.21 |
115 ↓ | Dominica | 105.58 | 2020 | 104 | 108.81 |
116 ↓ | Gibraltar | 105.19 | 2020 | 77 | 120.28 |
117 ↑ | Guinea | 105.04 | 2020 | 123 | 100.8 |
118 ↑ | Zambia | 103.92 | 2020 | 128 | 96.41 |
119 ↓ | Algeria | 103.89 | 2020 | 114 | 105.51 |
120 ↓ | Bahrain | 102.77 | 2020 | 87 | 115.79 |
121 ↓ | Barbados | 102.65 | 2020 | 90 | 114.74 |
122 ↓ | Azerbaijan | 102.02 | 2020 | 110 | 106.99 |
123 ↓ | Bolivia | 101.13 | 2020 | 121 | 101.53 |
124 ↓ | Uzbekistan | 99.75 | 2020 | 122 | 101.21 |
125 | Belgium | 99.48 | 2020 | 125 | 99.74 |
126 ↑ | Nigeria | 99.07 | 2020 | 138 | 91.85 |
127 ↓ | Cape Verde | 97.98 | 2020 | 106 | 108.32 |
128 ↓ | Turkey | 97.38 | 2020 | 127 | 96.84 |
129 ↑ | Guinea-Bissau | 97.25 | 2020 | 151 | 82.79 |
130 ↓ | Jamaica | 97.03 | 2020 | 118 | 102.56 |
131 ↓ | Brazil | 96.84 | 2020 | 129 | 95.72 |
132 ↓ | Bhutan | 96.57 | 2020 | 131 | 95.56 |
133 ↓ | Mexico | 95.32 | 2020 | 130 | 95.66 |
134 ↓ | Syria | 95.2 | 2020 | 94 | 113.58 |
135 ↓ | Egypt | 93.18 | 2020 | 132 | 94.97 |
136 ↓ | Iraq | 93.17 | 2020 | 133 | 94.7 |
137 ↑ | Benin | 91.9 | 2020 | 145 | 87.7 |
138 ↓ | New Caledonia | 91.07 | 2020 | 135 | 91.95 |
139 | Albania | 91 | 2020 | 139 | 91.29 |
140 ↑ | Monaco | 90.43 | 2020 | 147 | 86.7 |
141 ↑ | Nicaragua | 90.22 | 2020 | 144 | 88.43 |
142 ↑ | Comoros | 89.88 | 2020 | 165 | 67.6 |
143 ↓ | Macedonia | 89.38 | 2020 | 134 | 92.2 |
144 ↓ | Zimbabwe | 88.76 | 2020 | 141 | 90.1 |
145 ↓ | Republic of the Congo | 88.62 | 2020 | 136 | 91.91 |
146 ↓ | Ecuador | 87.77 | 2020 | 140 | 91.25 |
147 ↓ | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 87.49 | 2020 | 146 | 87.15 |
148 | Sierra Leone | 86.3 | 2020 | 148 | 86.13 |
149 ↑ | Tanzania | 85.75 | 2020 | 153 | 82.21 |
150 ↓ | Canada | 85.74 | 2020 | 137 | 91.86 |
151 ↓ | Moldova | 84.79 | 2020 | 142 | 89.38 |
152 | Cameroon | 84.2 | 2020 | 152 | 82.7 |
153 ↓ | India | 83.6 | 2020 | 149 | 84.27 |
154 ↓ | Dominican Republic | 82.87 | 2020 | 150 | 83.32 |
155 ↑ | Rwanda | 81.95 | 2020 | 162 | 76.49 |
156 ↑ | Sudan | 80.26 | 2020 | 159 | 77.11 |
157 ↓ | Vanuatu | 80.17 | 2020 | 143 | 88.44 |
158 ↑ | Pakistan | 79.51 | 2020 | 163 | 76.38 |
159 ↑ | Sao Tome and Principe | 79.49 | 2020 | 160 | 77.08 |
160 ↓ | Togo | 78.71 | 2020 | 158 | 77.2 |
161 ↓ | Tuvalu | 76.32 | 2020 | 157 | 77.28 |
162 ↓ | Lesotho | 72.94 | 2020 | 155 | 79.13 |
163 ↓ | Honduras | 70.28 | 2020 | 156 | 77.57 |
164 | Solomon Islands | 69.01 | 2020 | 164 | 71.38 |
165 ↓ | Jordan | 68.49 | 2020 | 161 | 77 |
166 | Belize | 66.39 | 2020 | 166 | 65.3 |
167 ↑ | Haiti | 64.19 | 2020 | 170 | 60.76 |
168 | Lebanon | 62.83 | 2020 | 168 | 61.82 |
169 ↑ | Uganda | 60.53 | 2020 | 173 | 57.37 |
170 ↑ | Niger | 58.82 | 2020 | 178 | 51.99 |
171 | Tonga | 58.66 | 2020 | 171 | 59.43 |
172 | Afghanistan | 58.26 | 2020 | 172 | 59.36 |
173 ↓ | Venezuela | 58.18 | 2020 | 167 | 64.79 |
174 ↑ | Madagascar | 57.31 | 2020 | 181 | 48.21 |
175 ↓ | Laos | 56.35 | 2020 | 169 | 60.84 |
176 ↓ | Burundi | 55.77 | 2020 | 174 | 56.65 |
177 ↓ | Somalia | 55.65 | 2020 | 176 | 53.27 |
178 ↑ | Papua New Guinea | 53.85 | 2020 | 179 | 51.67 |
179 ↑ | Chad | 52.89 | 2020 | 182 | 48.06 |
180 ↑ | Malawi | 52.3 | 2020 | 183 | 47.78 |
181 ↓ | Yemen | 50.89 | 2020 | 177 | 52.25 |
182 ↑ | Eritrea | 50.78 | 2020 | 191 | 37.49 |
183 ↓ | Mozambique | 49.47 | 2020 | 180 | 48.65 |
184 ↑ | Equatorial Guinea | 45.97 | 2020 | 186 | 45.5 |
185 | Kiribati | 45.76 | 2020 | 185 | 46.48 |
186 ↑ | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 45.55 | 2020 | 187 | 42.77 |
187 ↓ | Angola | 44.56 | 2020 | 184 | 46.6 |
188 ↑ | Djibouti | 43.93 | 2020 | 189 | 42.51 |
189 ↓ | Libya | 42.52 | 2020 | 175 | 54.86 |
190 ↑ | Ethiopia | 38.71 | 2020 | 192 | 37.4 |
191 ↑ | Central African Republic | 37.91 | 2020 | 193 | 33.62 |
192 ↓ | Samoa | 34.78 | 2020 | 188 | 42.62 |
193 ↓ | Liberia | 32.68 | 2020 | 190 | 39.23 |
194 ↑ | North Korea | 23.27 | 2020 | 195 | 16.57 |
195 ↓ | Micronesia | 19.13 | 2020 | 194 | 20.21 |
Definition of Mobile Phone Subscribers
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.