Mobile Subscriptions by Country

Compare mobile subscriptions per 100 people. Values above 100 reflect multiple SIM ownership. Tracks mobile adoption by country or region since 2000. Source: World Bank.

Most mobile subscriptions (per 100 people) · per 100 people · Source: World Bank Open Data · View maps & charts →

Year2022

209 countries · 2022

#	Country / Region	per 100 people▼
1	Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG	292.8
2	MontenegroMNE	207.3
3	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM	205.4
4	Antigua and BarbudaATG	200.5
5	United Arab EmiratesARE	195.6
6	LibyaLBY	193.0
7	El SalvadorSLV	183.2
8	BotswanaBWA	178.2
9	ThailandTHA	176.2
10	SingaporeSGP	173.0
11	Macao SAR, ChinaMAC	172.2
12	JapanJPN	168.6
13	Russian FederationRUS	168.5
14	KuwaitKWT	168.3
15	MauritiusMUS	164.3
16	SeychellesSYC	163.4
17	Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN	162.7
18	QatarQAT	162.2
19	Cote d'IvoireCIV	161.2
20	South AfricaZAF	160.7
21	ColombiaCOL	156.2
22	Costa RicaCRI	155.0
23	GeorgiaGEO	154.0
24	EstoniaEST	152.3
25	PanamaPAN	152.1
26	Sri LankaLKA	151.7
27	CyprusCYP	151.2
28	IsraelISR	151.1
29	Saudi ArabiaSAU	149.8
30	SurinameSUR	149.1
31	Korea, Rep.KOR	148.7
32	PhilippinesPHL	147.4
33	MongoliaMNG	142.8
34	AndorraAND	142.4
35	MoroccoMAR	141.9
36	SwedenSWE	140.8
37	UruguayURY	139.8
38	LuxembourgLUX	139.7
39	BahrainBHR	139.6
40	Cayman IslandsCYM	139.3
41	MalaysiaMYS	138.2
42	Viet NamVNM	137.9
43	MoldovaMDA	137.2
44	PolandPOL	137.0
45	OmanOMN	136.8
46	MaldivesMDV	136.5
47	Slovak RepublicSVK	136.0
48	LithuaniaLTU	135.8
49	PalauPLW	135.1
50	ChileCHL	135.1
51	Trinidad and TobagoTTO	133.6
52	NepalNPL	133.3
53	MaltaMLT	132.9
54	TunisiaTUN	131.9
55	ItalyITA	131.7
56	ArgentinaARG	131.5
57	ArubaABW	130.6
58	ArmeniaARM	130.5
59	SerbiaSRB	129.8
60	BelarusBLR	128.3
61	CzechiaCZE	128.1
62	ParaguayPRY	128.1
63	FinlandFIN	128.0
64	DenmarkDNK	126.5
65	SloveniaSVN	126.5
66	LiechtensteinLIE	126.3
67	TajikistanTJK	126.2
68	Guinea-BissauGNB	125.9
69	KazakhstanKAZ	125.6
70	ChinaCHN	124.2
71	GermanyDEU	124.2
72	PeruPER	124.1
73	SwitzerlandCHE	124.0
74	SpainESP	123.4
75	GabonGAB	123.2
76	IndonesiaIDN	122.9
77	PortugalPRT	122.8
78	EswatiniSWZ	121.5
79	KenyaKEN	121.2
80	AustriaAUT	121.2
81	RomaniaROU	121.1
82	GhanaGHA	120.8
83	San MarinoSMR	120.3
84	UkraineUKR	120.3
85	Puerto Rico (US)PRI	120.2
86	IcelandISL	120.1
87	United KingdomGBR	119.8
88	Burkina FasoBFA	119.5
89	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH	118.9
90	GreenlandGRL	118.6
91	SenegalSEN	118.2
92	St. Kitts and NevisKNA	116.9
93	French PolynesiaPYF	116.9
94	BulgariaBGR	116.7
95	Brunei DarussalamBRN	116.1
96	New ZealandNZL	116.0
97	FranceFRA	116.0
98	NetherlandsNLD	115.8
99	LatviaLVA	115.2
100	GuatemalaGTM	115.2
101	CroatiaHRV	114.7
102	BarbadosBRB	114.6
103	CambodiaKHM	113.4
104	Cabo VerdeCPV	113.2
105	GuyanaGUY	112.6
106	MaliMLI	112.1
107	FijiFJI	111.7
108	NorwayNOR	111.7
109	North MacedoniaMKD	111.3
110	IrelandIRL	110.6
111	MauritaniaMRT	109.9
112	BangladeshBGD	109.9
113	AustraliaAUS	109.5
114	GreeceGRC	109.0
115	GuineaGIN	108.9
116	United StatesUSA	108.8
117	Timor-LesteTLS	108.2
118	Sierra LeoneSLE	107.9
119	AlgeriaDZA	107.8
120	MyanmarMMR	107.5
121	AzerbaijanAZE	107.5
122	Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ	106.9
123	Gambia, TheGMB	106.8
124	Faroe IslandsFRO	105.8
125	HungaryHUN	105.8
126	JamaicaJAM	105.8
127	BeninBEN	105.7
128	MexicoMEX	105.7
129	UzbekistanUZB	105.5
130	BermudaBMU	105.3
131	NicaraguaNIC	104.3
132	TurkiyeTUR	103.7
133	St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT	102.3
134	BelgiumBEL	101.7
135	Bahamas, TheBHS	101.6
136	BoliviaBOL	101.6
137	BrazilBRA	101.2
138	NamibiaNAM	100.6
139	ComorosCOM	100.5
140	MonacoMCO	100.1
141	NigeriaNGA	99.6
142	IraqIRQ	99.1
143	TuvaluTUV	98.9
144	St. LuciaLCA	98.7
145	ZambiaZMB	98.4
146	AlbaniaALB	98.4
147	EcuadorECU	98.1
148	GibraltarGIB	97.6
149	GrenadaGRD	95.8
150	BhutanBTN	95.1
151	Congo, Rep.COG	93.6
152	TanzaniaTZA	93.0
153	British Virgin IslandsVGB	92.9
154	CuracaoCUW	92.7
155	New CaledoniaNCL	91.7
156	Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR	91.5
157	CanadaCAN	91.2
158	Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY	90.7
159	Dominican RepublicDOM	90.4
160	CameroonCMR	89.8
161	ZimbabweZWE	89.0
162	NauruNRU	87.2
163	Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP	86.8
164	DominicaDMA	85.2
165	VanuatuVUT	81.6
166	RwandaRWA	80.6
167	IndiaIND	80.2
168	PakistanPAK	79.1
169	Syrian Arab RepublicSYR	78.7
170	West Bank and GazaPSE	76.6
171	HondurasHND	75.9
172	LebanonLBN	74.0
173	TogoTGO	72.2
174	SudanSDN	70.2
175	UgandaUGA	70.1
176	CubaCUB	68.7
177	LesothoLSO	68.1
178	JordanJOR	67.7
179	BelizeBLZ	67.2
180	AngolaAGO	66.6
181	Venezuela, RBVEN	66.5
182	ChadTCD	65.4
183	HaitiHTI	65.2
184	MadagascarMDG	64.7
185	NigerNER	63.4
186	Lao PDRLAO	63.4
187	SamoaWSM	62.4
188	Solomon IslandsSLB	62.1
189	TongaTON	61.7
190	MalawiMWI	59.6
191	EritreaERI	59.1
192	EthiopiaETH	57.0
193	AfghanistanAFG	56.3
194	BurundiBDI	56.3
195	Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM	49.7
196	Equatorial GuineaGNQ	49.5
197	Papua New GuineaPNG	49.2
198	KiribatiKIR	49.1
199	Congo, Dem. Rep.COD	48.7
200	South SudanSSD	48.5
201	DjiboutiDJI	46.8
202	Yemen, Rep.YEM	46.5
203	MozambiqueMOZ	45.8
204	Marshall IslandsMHL	39.7
205	Central African RepublicCAF	38.8
206	KosovoXKX	34.5
207	LiberiaLBR	32.1
208	Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK	24.1
209	Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM	20.0

2022 · Source: World Bank Open Data · View interactive charts →

Key facts · Mobile Subscriptions · 2022

›In 2022, Hong Kong SAR, China leads all 209 ranked nations in mobile subscriptions, recording 292.8 — followed by Montenegro (207.3) and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) (205.4).
›Hong Kong SAR, China records 15× more than Micronesia, Fed. Sts. (20.0), the lowest-ranked country with data for 2022.
›The median country scores 112.6, highlighting the divide between global leaders and the typical nation's mobile subscriptions in 2022.
›The five leading nations — Hong Kong SAR, China, Montenegro, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Antigua and Barbuda and United Arab Emirates — dominate the global mobile subscriptions ranking in 2022.
›209 countries and territories reported mobile subscriptions data for 2022. Use the year slider to explore how rankings have shifted over time, or visit the Mobile Subscriptions indicator page for interactive world maps and historical trend charts.

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