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Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Media Statistics > Mobile phone subscribers (per capita) (1998) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Finland :
552.297
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Finland
# 2
Hong Kong :
485.103
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Hong Kong
# 3
Norway :
467.509
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Norway
# 4
Sweden :
464.199
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Sweden
# 5
Iceland :
380.584
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Iceland
# 6
Japan :
374.239
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Japan
# 7
Denmark :
364.29
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Denmark
# 8
Italy :
360.019
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Italy
# 9
Israel :
359.571
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Israel
# 10
Luxembourg :
305.907
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Luxembourg
# 11
Portugal :
303.548
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Portugal
# 12
Korea, South :
302.863
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Korea, South
# 13
Austria :
287.242
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Austria
# 14
Singapore :
279.047
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Singapore
# 15
Australia :
262.84
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Australia
# 16
Ireland :
254.787
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Ireland
# 17
United Kingdom :
253.91
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in United Kingdom
# 18
United States :
250.891
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in United States
# 19
Switzerland :
238.898
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Switzerland
# 20
Virgin Islands :
232.003
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Virgin Islands
# 21
Netherlands :
213.467
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Netherlands
# 22
New Zealand :
207.077
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in New Zealand
# 23
Bermuda :
202.912
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Bermuda
# 24
France :
191.96
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in France
# 25
Macau :
189.733
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Macau
# 26
Greece :
188.925
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Greece
# 27
Estonia :
178.185
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Estonia
# 28
Canada :
176.74
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Canada
# 29
United Arab Emirates :
174.057
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in United Arab Emirates
# 30
Belgium :
172.134
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Belgium
# 31
Cyprus :
171.459
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Cyprus
# 32
Germany :
169.574
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Germany
# 33
Spain :
162.066
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Spain
# 34
Greenland :
158.627
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Greenland
# 35
Brunei :
154.534
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Brunei
# 36
Puerto Rico :
154.213
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Puerto Rico
# 37
Bahrain :
143.833
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Bahrain
# 38
Lebanon :
137.283
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Lebanon
# 39
Kuwait :
123.335
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Kuwait
# 40
Qatar :
117.376
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Qatar
# 41
Hungary :
104.237
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Hungary
# 42
Malaysia :
100.18
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Malaysia
# 43
Czech Republic :
93.782
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Czech Republic
# 44
Netherlands Antilles :
89.441
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Netherlands Antilles
# 45
Slovakia :
86.328
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Slovakia
# 46
Venezuela :
85.839
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Venezuela
# 47
Guam :
84.927
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Guam
# 48
Slovenia :
81.512
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Slovenia
# 49
South Africa :
79.643
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in South Africa
# 50
Lithuania :
75.278
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Lithuania
# 51
Argentina :
73.981
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Argentina
# 52
Latvia :
69.485
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Latvia
# 53
Seychelles :
65.825
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Seychelles
# 54
Chile :
64.161
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Chile
# 55
New Caledonia :
63.61
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in New Caledonia
# 56
Malta :
58.522
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Malta
# 57
Turkey :
53.81
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Turkey
# 58
Mauritius :
52.091
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Mauritius
# 59
Poland :
49.864
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Poland
# 60
French Polynesia :
48.522
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in French Polynesia
# 61
Uruguay :
46.228
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Uruguay
# 62
Barbados :
45.356
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Barbados
# 63
Paraguay :
45.156
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Paraguay
# 64
Colombia :
44.648
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Colombia
# 65
Brazil :
43.648
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Brazil
# 66
Oman :
41.626
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Oman
# 67
Croatia :
40.556
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Croatia
# 68
Mexico :
35.165
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Mexico
# 69
Thailand :
32.811
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Thailand
# 70
Saudi Arabia :
31.506
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Saudi Arabia
# 71
Jamaica :
30.751
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Jamaica
# 72
Panama :
30.273
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Panama
# 73
Bolivia :
29.986
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Bolivia
# 74
Peru :
29.573
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Peru
# 75
Costa Rica :
29.022
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Costa Rica
# 76
Romania :
28.574
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Romania
# 77
Bahamas, The :
27.577
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Bahamas, The
# 78
Dominican Republic :
24.774
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Dominican Republic
# 79
Philippines :
23.807
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Philippines
# 80
El Salvador :
22.719
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in El Salvador
# 81
Serbia and Montenegro :
22.597
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Serbia and Montenegro
# 82
Trinidad and Tobago :
20.615
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Trinidad and Tobago
# 83
Ecuador :
20.313
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Ecuador
# 84
Antigua and Barbuda :
20.3
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Antigua and Barbuda
# 85
China :
19.214
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in China
# 86
Jordan :
17.929
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Jordan
# 87
Bulgaria :
15.381
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Bulgaria
# 88
Macedonia, Republic of :
15.097
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Macedonia, Republic of
# 89
Belize :
14.822
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Belize
# 90
Suriname :
14.097
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Suriname
# 91
Grenada :
14.086
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Grenada
# 92
Saint Lucia :
12.504
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Saint Lucia
# 93
Georgia :
12.426
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Georgia
# 94
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
10.964
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 95
Namibia :
10.797
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Namibia
# 96
Guatemala :
10.45
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Guatemala
# 97
Fiji :
10.071
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Fiji
# 98
Sri Lanka :
9.279
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Sri Lanka
# 99
Dominica :
9.052
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Dominica
# 100
Botswana :
8.876
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Botswana
# 101
Samoa :
8.517
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Samoa
# 102
Azerbaijan :
8.214
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Azerbaijan
# 103
Gabon :
7.98
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Gabon
# 104
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
6.959
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 105
Marshall Islands :
6.774
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Marshall Islands
# 106
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
6.535
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 107
Iran :
6.305
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Iran
# 108
Maldives :
5.845
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Maldives
# 109
Honduras :
5.716
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Honduras
# 110
Côte d'Ivoire :
5.701
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Côte d'Ivoire
# 111
Lesotho :
5.598
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Lesotho
# 112
Indonesia :
5.306
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Indonesia
# 113
Russia :
5.086
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Russia
# 114
Cambodia :
5.022
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Cambodia
# 115
Swaziland :
4.745
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Swaziland
# 116
Morocco :
4.213
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Morocco
# 117
Tunisia :
4.178
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Tunisia
# 118
Gambia, The :
4.09
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Gambia, The
# 119
Libya :
3.921
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Libya
# 120
Nicaragua :
3.854
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Nicaragua
# 121
Mongolia :
3.833
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Mongolia
# 122
Vietnam :
2.91
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Vietnam
# 123
Senegal :
2.793
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Senegal
# 124
Guinea :
2.734
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Guinea
# 125
Armenia :
2.511
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Armenia
# 126
Cape Verde :
2.371
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Cape Verde
# 127
Ukraine :
2.303
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Ukraine
# 128
Ghana :
2.197
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Ghana
# 129
Kazakhstan :
1.971
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Kazakhstan
# 130
Guyana :
1.967
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Guyana
# 131
Albania :
1.824
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Albania
# 132
Solomon Islands :
1.773
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Solomon Islands
# 133
Moldova :
1.645
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Moldova
# 134
Zimbabwe :
1.54
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Zimbabwe
# 135
Togo :
1.497
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Togo
# 136
Pakistan :
1.49
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Pakistan
# 137
Egypt :
1.402
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Egypt
# 138
Tonga :
1.314
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Tonga
# 139
Uganda :
1.313
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Uganda
# 140
Haiti :
1.296
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Haiti
# 141
Laos :
1.284
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Laos
# 142
India :
1.217
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in India
# 143
Belarus :
1.207
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Belarus
# 144
Vanuatu :
1.196
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Vanuatu
# 145
Tanzania :
1.176
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Tanzania
# 146
Uzbekistan :
1.115
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Uzbekistan
# 147
Papua New Guinea :
1.1
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Papua New Guinea
# 148
Congo, Republic of the :
1.052
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Congo, Republic of the
# 149
Malawi :
0.964
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Malawi
# 150
Yemen :
0.957
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Yemen
# 151
Benin :
0.927
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Benin
# 152
Madagascar :
0.837
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Madagascar
# 153
Zambia :
0.805
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Zambia
# 154
Angola :
0.744
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Angola
# 155
Rwanda :
0.73
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Rwanda
# 156
Equatorial Guinea :
0.694
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Equatorial Guinea
# 157
Turkmenistan :
0.683
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Turkmenistan
# 158
Algeria :
0.608
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Algeria
# 159
Bangladesh :
0.605
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Bangladesh
# 160
Central African Republic :
0.448
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Central African Republic
# 161
Mali :
0.406
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Mali
# 162
Mozambique :
0.392
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Mozambique
# 163
Cuba :
0.368
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Cuba
# 164
Kenya :
0.367
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Kenya
# 165
Cameroon :
0.351
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Cameroon
# 166
Djibouti :
0.328
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Djibouti
# 167
Kyrgyzstan :
0.281
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Kyrgyzstan
# 168
Sudan :
0.273
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Sudan
# 169
Kiribati :
0.256
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Kiribati
# 170
Burkina Faso :
0.256
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Burkina Faso
# 171
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
0.208
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 172
Burma :
0.183
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Burma
# 173
Nigeria :
0.169
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Nigeria
# 174
Niger :
0.123
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Niger
# 175
Burundi :
0.098
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Burundi
# 176
Tajikistan :
0.07
per 1,000 people
1998
Media in Tajikistan
Weighted average:
72.7
per 1,000 people
DEFINITION: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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"Mobile phone subscribers (per capita) (1998) by country", World Development Indicators database. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/med_mob_pho_sub_percap-mobile-phone-subscribers-per-capita&date=1998
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