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Media > Telephones > Mobile cellular: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.

CONTENTS

# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 China 986.25 million 2011
2 India 893.86 million 2011
3 European Union 466 million 2005
4 United States 290.3 million 2011
5 Indonesia 249.8 million 2011
6 Brazil 244.36 million 2011
7 Russia 236.7 million 2011
South Asia average (profile) 221.45 million 2011
Emerging markets average (profile) 144.29 million 2011
8 Japan 132.76 million 2011
9 Vietnam 127.32 million 2011
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 119.17 million 2011
Non-religious countries average (profile) 115.83 million 2011
10 Pakistan 111 million 2011
11 Germany 108.7 million 2011
12 Italy 96 million 2011
13 Nigeria 95.17 million 2011
14 Mexico 94.56 million 2011
15 Philippines 94.19 million 2011
South and Central Asia average (profile) 92.79 million 2011
16 Bangladesh 84.37 million 2011
17 Egypt 83.42 million 2011
18 United Kingdom 81.61 million 2012
Religious countries average (profile) 80.47 million 2011
19 Thailand 77.61 million 2011
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) 67.24 million 2011
20 Turkey 65.32 million 2011
21 South Africa 64 million 2011
22 France 59.84 million 2011
23 Iran 56.04 million 2011
24 Ukraine 55.58 million 2011
25 Argentina 55 million 2011
26 Saudi Arabia 53.71 million 2011
27 Spain 52.6 million 2011
28 South Korea 52.51 million 2011
29 Poland 50.16 million 2011
Cold countries average (profile) 49.7 million 2011
30 Colombia 46.2 million 2011
Former British colonies average (profile) 38.53 million 2011
High income OECD countries average (profile) 36.7 million 2011
31 Malaysia 36.66 million 2012
32 Morocco 36.55 million 2011
33 Algeria 35.62 million 2011
34 Peru 32.46 million 2011
OPEC countries average (profile) 30.78 million 2011
35 Taiwan 28.86 million 2011
36 Venezuela 28.78 million 2011
Hot countries average (profile) 28.16 million 2011
37 Kenya 28.08 million 2011
38 Canada 27.39 million 2011
39 Iraq 27 million 2012
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) 26.97 million 2011
Former Soviet republics average (profile) 26.69 million 2011
Catholic countries average (profile) 25.96 million 2011
Eastern Europe average (profile) 25.72 million 2011
40 Tanzania 25.67 million 2011
Muslim countries average (profile) 25.61 million 2011
41 Uzbekistan 25.44 million 2011
42 Kazakhstan 25.24 million 2011
43 Sudan 25.06 million 2011
44 Australia 24.49 million 2011
Eurozone average (profile) 23.92 million 2011
Western Europe average (profile) 23.74 million 2010
NATO countries average (profile) 23.65 million 2011
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) 23.6 million 2011
45 Romania 23.4 million 2011
failed states average (profile) 22.74 million 2011
46 Chile 22.4 million 2011
Europe average (profile) 21.52 million 2011
47 Ghana 21.17 million 2011
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 21.06 million 2011
European Union average (profile) 20.92 million 2011
48 Guatemala 20.72 million 2011
49 Netherlands 19.84 million 2011
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) 19.81 million 2011
Christian countries average (profile) 19.58 million 2011
50 Sri Lanka 18.32 million 2011
51 Afghanistan 17.56 million 2011
52 Cote d'Ivoire 17.34 million 2011
53 Uganda 16.7 million 2011
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) 15.94 million 2011
54 Democratic Republic of the Congo 15.64 million 2011
55 Ecuador 15.33 million 2011
56 Hong Kong 15.29 million 2011
Former French colonies average (profile) 14.2 million 2011
57 Ethiopia 14.13 million 2011
58 Cambodia 13.76 million 2011
59 Nepal 13.36 million 2011
60 Syria 13.12 million 2011
61 Austria 13.02 million 2011
62 Czech Republic 13 million 2011
63 Belgium 12.54 million 2011
64 Tunisia 12.39 million 2011
65 Portugal 12.34 million 2011
66 Greece 12.13 million 2011
Potential Future EU Members average (profile) 11.85 million 2010
67 United Arab Emirates 11.73 million 2011
68 Hungary 11.69 million 2011
69 Yemen 11.67 million 2011
70 Sweden 11.19 million 2011
71 Mali 10.82 million 2011
72 Belarus 10.7 million 2011
73 Cameroon 10.49 million 2011
74 Bulgaria 10.47 million 2011
75 Serbia 10.18 million 2011
76 Switzerland 10.12 million 2011
77 Azerbaijan 10.12 million 2011
78 Libya 10 million 2011
79 Serbia and Montenegro 9.91 million 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 9.85 million 2011
80 Angola 9.49 million 2011
81 Senegal 9.35 million 2011
=82 Israel 9.2 million 2011
=82 Zimbabwe 9.2 million 2011
84 Dominican Republic 8.77 million 2011
85 Madagascar 8.66 million 2011
86 Finland 8.39 million 2010
87 Bolivia 8.36 million 2011
88 El Salvador 8.32 million 2011
89 Zambia 8.16 million 2011
90 Honduras 8.06 million 2011
91 Mozambique 7.86 million 2011
92 Singapore 7.79 million 2011
93 Benin 7.76 million 2011
94 Burkina Faso 7.68 million 2011
95 Jordan 7.48 million 2011
Landlocked countries average (profile) 7.47 million 2011
96 Denmark 7.16 million 2011
97 Panama 6.74 million 2011
98 Paraguay 6.53 million 2011
99 Tajikistan 6.32 million 2011
100 Kyrgyzstan 6.28 million 2011
Tourist destinations average (profile) 6.09 million 2010
101 Slovakia 5.98 million 2011
102 Norway 5.7 million 2011
103 Laos 5.48 million 2011
104 Croatia 5.12 million 2011
105 Lithuania 5 million 2011
106 Kuwait 4.93 million 2011
107 Ireland 4.91 million 2011
108 Nicaragua 4.82 million 2011
109 New Zealand 4.82 million 2011
110 Oman 4.81 million 2011
111 Uruguay 4.76 million 2011
112 Niger 4.74 million 2011
113 Guinea 4.5 million 2011
114 Rwanda 4.45 million 2011
115 Georgia 4.43 million 2011
116 Costa Rica 4.36 million 2011
117 Haiti 4.2 million 2011
118 Malawi 3.95 million 2011
119 Congo, Republic of the 3.88 million 2011
120 Moldova 3.71 million 2011
121 Chad 3.67 million 2011
122 Turkmenistan 3.51 million 2011
123 Lebanon 3.35 million 2011
124 Mauritania 3.31 million 2011
125 Armenia 3.21 million 2011
126 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.17 million 2011
127 Puerto Rico 3.11 million 2011
128 Togo 3.1 million 2011
129 Albania 3.1 million 2011
130 Jamaica 2.98 million 2011
131 Mongolia 2.94 million 2011
132 Botswana 2.9 million 2011
=133 Gaza Strip 2.4 million 2010
=133 West Bank 2.4 million 2010
135 Papua New Guinea 2.4 million 2011
136 Latvia 2.31 million 2011
137 Qatar 2.3 million 2011
138 Namibia 2.24 million 2011
139 Republic of Macedonia 2.21 million 2011
140 Slovenia 2.17 million 2011
141 Sierra Leone 2.14 million 2011
142 Liberia 2.03 million 2011
143 Burundi 1.92 million 2011
144 Estonia 1.86 million 2011
145 Trinidad and Tobago 1.82 million 2011
146 Central African Republic 1.82 million 2011
147 Gabon 1.8 million 2011
148 Bahrain 1.69 million 2011
149 The Gambia 1.4 million 2011
150 Macau 1.35 million 2011
151 Cuba 1.31 million 2011
152 Mauritius 1.29 million 2011
153 Burma 1.24 million 2011
154 Lesotho 1.23 million 2011
155 Montenegro 1.17 million 2010
156 Cyprus 1.09 million 2011
157 North Korea 1,000,000 2011
158 Suriname 947,000 2011
159 Guinea-Bissau 869,100 2011
160 Swaziland 766,500 2011
161 Luxembourg 765,000 2011
162 Fiji 727,000 2011
163 Somalia 655,000 2011
164 East Timor 614,200 2011
165 Reunion 579,200 2004
166 Kosovo 562,000 2007
167 Maldives 530,400 2011
168 Guyana 528,800 2011
169 Malta 521,700 2011
170 Bhutan 484,200 2011
171 Brunei 443,200 2011
172 Equatorial Guinea 426,000 2011
173 Cape Verde 396,400 2011
174 Barbados 347,900 2011
175 Iceland 344,100 2011
176 Martinique 319,900 2002
177 Guadeloupe 314,700 2004
178 The Bahamas 298,800 2011
179 Solomon Islands 274,900 2011
180 Eritrea 241,900 2011
181 New Caledonia 227,300 2011
182 French Polynesia 222,800 2011
183 Belize 222,000 2011
184 Saint Lucia 216,500 2011
185 Comoros 216,400 2011
186 Netherlands Antilles 200,000 2004
187 Djibouti 193,000 2011
188 Antigua and Barbuda 176,000 2011
189 Samoa 167,400 2010
190 Vanuatu 137,000 2011
=191 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 131,800 2011
=191 Aruba 131,800 2010
193 Seychelles 126,600 2011
194 Grenada 121,900 2010
195 Sao Tome and Principe 115,000 2011
196 Dominica 111,000 2011
197 Jersey 108,000 2010
=198 Guam 98,000 2004
=198 French Guiana 98,000 2004
200 Cayman Islands 95,100 2011
201 Bermuda 88,200 2010
202 Saint Kitts and Nevis 84,600 2010
203 Virgin Islands 80,300 2005
204 Andorra 65,000 2011
205 Faroe Islands 59,400 2010
206 Greenland 58,700 2011
207 Tonga 55,000 2011
208 Mayotte 48,100 2005
209 British Virgin Islands 46,800 2010
210 Guernsey 43,800 2004
211 Liechtenstein 37,000 2011
212 San Marino 35,500 2011
213 Gibraltar 32,500 2010
214 Monaco 31,800 2011
215 Federated States of Micronesia 27,500 2010
216 Anguilla 26,000 2011
217 Turks and Caicos Islands 25,100 2004
218 Northern Mariana Islands 20,500 2004
219 Palau 15,400 2011
220 Kiribati 13,800 2011
221 Cook Islands 7,800 2010
222 Nauru 6,700 2011
223 Montserrat 4,200 2010
224 Marshall Islands 3,800 2010
225 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 3,300 2011
226 American Samoa 2,200 2004
227 Tuvalu 2,100 2011
228 Niue 600 2004
=229 Norfolk Island 0.0 2002
=229 Western Sahara 0.0 1999

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Media > Telephones > Mobile cellular: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about Media > Telephones > Mobile cellular

  • All of the top 2 countries by telephones > mobile cellular are Emerging markets'.
  • China has had the highest telephones > mobile cellular since 2006.
  • 10 of the top 17 countries by telephones > mobile cellular are Hot countries.
  • United States has ranked in the top 3 for telephones > mobile cellular since 1998.
  • 2 of the top 4 countries by telephones > mobile cellular are Cold countries'.
  • 2 of the top 4 countries by telephones > mobile cellular are Former British Colonies'.
  • India has ranked in the top 2 for telephones > mobile cellular since 2008.
  • 4 of the top 9 countries by telephones > mobile cellular are East Asian and Pacific.
  • Canada ranked last for telephones > mobile cellular amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2011.
  • Brazil has ranked in the top 6 for telephones > mobile cellular since 1997.
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