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Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | China | 393.43 million | 2005 | ||
2 | United States | 201.65 million | 2005 | ||
3 | Russia | 120 million | 2005 | ||
4 | Japan | 94.75 million | 2005 | ||
5 | India | 90 million | 2005 | ||
6 | Brazil | 86.21 million | 2005 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 82.56 million | 2005 | |||
7 | Germany | 79.2 million | 2005 | ||
8 | Italy | 72.2 million | 2005 | ||
9 | United Kingdom | 65.5 million | 2005 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 52.28 million | 2005 | |||
10 | France | 48.06 million | 2005 | ||
11 | Mexico | 47.46 million | 2005 | ||
12 | Indonesia | 46.91 million | 2005 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 45.18 million | 2005 | |||
13 | Turkey | 43.61 million | 2005 | ||
14 | Spain | 41.33 million | 2005 | ||
15 | South Korea | 38.34 million | 2005 | ||
16 | Philippines | 34.78 million | 2005 | ||
17 | South Africa | 33.96 million | 2005 | ||
18 | Poland | 29.17 million | 2005 | ||
19 | Thailand | 27.38 million | 2004 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 27.02 million | 2005 | |||
Cold countries average (profile) | 26.91 million | 2005 | |||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 23.94 million | 2004 | |||
South Asia average (profile) | 22.6 million | 2005 | |||
20 | Argentina | 22.1 million | 2005 | ||
21 | Colombia | 21.85 million | 2005 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 21.08 million | 2005 | |||
NATO countries average (profile) | 19.67 million | 2005 | |||
22 | Malaysia | 19.55 million | 2005 | ||
23 | Nigeria | 18.59 million | 2005 | ||
24 | Australia | 18.42 million | 2005 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 17.59 million | 2005 | |||
25 | Ukraine | 17.21 million | 2005 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 16.9 million | 2005 | |||
26 | Canada | 16.6 million | 2005 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 16.54 million | 2005 | |||
Europe average (profile) | 16.11 million | 2005 | |||
27 | Netherlands | 15.83 million | 2005 | ||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 14.37 million | 2005 | |||
28 | Algeria | 13.66 million | 2005 | ||
29 | Egypt | 13.63 million | 2005 | ||
30 | Romania | 13.35 million | 2005 | ||
31 | Saudi Arabia | 13.3 million | 2005 | ||
32 | Pakistan | 12.77 million | 2005 | ||
33 | Venezuela | 12.5 million | 2005 | ||
34 | Morocco | 12.39 million | 2005 | ||
35 | Czech Republic | 11.78 million | 2005 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 11.47 million | 2005 | |||
36 | Portugal | 11.45 million | 2005 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 10.97 million | 2005 | |||
37 | Chile | 10.57 million | 2005 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 10.27 million | 2005 | |||
38 | Greece | 10.04 million | 2005 | ||
39 | Vietnam | 9.59 million | 2005 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 9.54 million | 2004 | |||
40 | Belgium | 9.46 million | 2005 | ||
41 | Hungary | 9.32 million | 2005 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 9.11 million | 2005 | |||
42 | Bangladesh | 9 million | 2005 | ||
43 | Hong Kong | 8.69 million | 2005 | ||
44 | Sweden | 8.44 million | 2005 | ||
Christian countries average (profile) | 8.4 million | 2004 | |||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 8.22 million | 2005 | |||
45 | Austria | 8.16 million | 2005 | ||
46 | Israel | 7.76 million | 2005 | ||
47 | Iran | 7.22 million | 2005 | ||
48 | Switzerland | 6.85 million | 2005 | ||
49 | Ecuador | 6.25 million | 2005 | ||
50 | Bulgaria | 6.24 million | 2005 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 6.24 million | 2005 | |||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 5.95 million | 2005 | |||
51 | Tunisia | 5.68 million | 2005 | ||
52 | Peru | 5.58 million | 2005 | ||
53 | Denmark | 5.47 million | 2005 | ||
54 | Finland | 5.23 million | 2005 | ||
55 | Kazakhstan | 4.96 million | 2005 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 4.82 million | 2004 | |||
56 | Norway | 4.75 million | 2005 | ||
57 | Serbia and Montenegro | 4.73 million | 2004 | ||
58 | Kenya | 4.61 million | 2005 | ||
59 | Slovakia | 4.54 million | 2005 | ||
60 | United Arab Emirates | 4.53 million | 2005 | ||
61 | Guatemala | 4.51 million | 2005 | ||
62 | Singapore | 4.38 million | 2005 | ||
63 | Lithuania | 4.35 million | 2005 | ||
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 4.21 million | 2004 | |||
64 | Ireland | 4.21 million | 2005 | ||
65 | Belarus | 4.1 million | 2005 | ||
Tourist destinations average (profile) | 4.04 million | 2004 | |||
Hot countries average (profile) | 3.92 million | 2004 | |||
66 | Dominican Republic | 3.62 million | 2005 | ||
67 | New Zealand | 3.53 million | 2005 | ||
68 | Sri Lanka | 3.36 million | 2005 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 3.31 million | 2005 | |||
69 | Croatia | 2.98 million | 2005 | ||
70 | Syria | 2.95 million | 2005 | ||
71 | Ghana | 2.84 million | 2005 | ||
72 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.75 million | 2005 | ||
73 | Jamaica | 2.7 million | 2005 | ||
74 | Puerto Rico | 2.68 million | 2004 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 2.49 million | 2005 | |||
75 | Bolivia | 2.42 million | 2005 | ||
76 | El Salvador | 2.41 million | 2005 | ||
77 | Kuwait | 2.38 million | 2005 | ||
78 | Cameroon | 2.26 million | 2005 | ||
79 | Azerbaijan | 2.24 million | 2005 | ||
80 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.19 million | 2005 | ||
81 | Yemen | 2 million | 2005 | ||
82 | Tanzania | 1.94 million | 2004 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 1.93 million | 2005 | |||
83 | Paraguay | 1.89 million | 2005 | ||
84 | Latvia | 1.87 million | 2005 | ||
Landlocked countries average (profile) | 1.85 million | 2005 | |||
85 | Sudan | 1.83 million | 2005 | ||
86 | Slovenia | 1.76 million | 2005 | ||
87 | Senegal | 1.73 million | 2005 | ||
88 | Jordan | 1.62 million | 2004 | ||
89 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.59 million | 2005 | ||
90 | Uganda | 1.53 million | 2005 | ||
91 | Georgia | 1.46 million | 2005 | ||
92 | Estonia | 1.45 million | 2005 | ||
93 | Panama | 1.35 million | 2005 | ||
94 | Oman | 1.33 million | 2005 | ||
95 | Honduras | 1.28 million | 2005 | ||
96 | Albania | 1.26 million | 2004 | ||
97 | Mozambique | 1.22 million | 2005 | ||
98 | Afghanistan | 1.2 million | 2005 | ||
99 | Uruguay | 1.15 million | 2005 | ||
100 | Nicaragua | 1.12 million | 2005 | ||
101 | Costa Rica | 1.1 million | 2005 | ||
102 | Angola | 1.09 million | 2005 | ||
103 | Moldova | 1.09 million | 2005 | ||
104 | Cambodia | 1.06 million | 2005 | ||
105 | Lebanon | 990,000 | 2005 | ||
106 | Zambia | 946,558 | 2005 | ||
107 | Mali | 869,576 | 2005 | ||
108 | Botswana | 823,070 | 2005 | ||
109 | Trinidad and Tobago | 800,000 | 2005 | ||
110 | Benin | 750,000 | 2005 | ||
111 | Bahrain | 748,703 | 2005 | ||
112 | Mauritania | 745,615 | 2005 | ||
113 | Uzbekistan | 720,000 | 2005 | ||
114 | Luxembourg | 719,950 | 2005 | ||
115 | Cyprus | 718,842 | 2005 | ||
116 | Qatar | 716,763 | 2005 | ||
117 | Mauritius | 713,300 | 2005 | ||
118 | Zimbabwe | 699,000 | 2005 | ||
119 | Gabon | 649,807 | 2005 | ||
120 | Laos | 638,202 | 2005 | ||
121 | Iraq | 574,000 | 2004 | ||
122 | Burkina Faso | 572,200 | 2005 | ||
123 | Mongolia | 557,207 | 2005 | ||
124 | Kyrgyzstan | 541,652 | 2005 | ||
125 | Macau | 532,758 | 2005 | ||
126 | Madagascar | 504,660 | 2005 | ||
127 | Somalia | 500,000 | 2005 | ||
128 | Namibia | 495,000 | 2005 | ||
129 | Congo, Republic of the | 490,000 | 2005 | ||
130 | Togo | 443,635 | 2005 | ||
131 | Malawi | 429,305 | 2005 | ||
132 | Ethiopia | 410,630 | 2005 | ||
133 | Haiti | 400,000 | 2004 | ||
134 | Malta | 323,980 | 2005 | ||
135 | Armenia | 320,000 | 2005 | ||
136 | Iceland | 304,001 | 2005 | ||
137 | Niger | 299,899 | 2005 | ||
138 | Rwanda | 290,000 | 2005 | ||
139 | Guyana | 281,368 | 2005 | ||
140 | Tajikistan | 265,000 | 2005 | ||
141 | Nepal | 248,820 | 2005 | ||
142 | The Gambia | 247,478 | 2005 | ||
143 | Lesotho | 245,052 | 2005 | ||
144 | Libya | 234,800 | 2004 | ||
145 | Brunei | 232,900 | 2005 | ||
146 | Suriname | 232,785 | 2005 | ||
147 | Chad | 210,000 | 2005 | ||
148 | Barbados | 206,190 | 2005 | ||
=149 | Swaziland | 200,000 | 2005 | ||
=149 | Netherlands Antilles | 200,000 | 2004 | ||
151 | Fiji | 193,733 | 2005 | ||
152 | Guinea | 189,000 | 2005 | ||
153 | The Bahamas | 186,007 | 2004 | ||
154 | Burma | 183,434 | 2005 | ||
155 | Liberia | 160,000 | 2005 | ||
156 | Maldives | 153,393 | 2005 | ||
157 | Burundi | 153,000 | 2005 | ||
158 | Cuba | 134,480 | 2005 | ||
159 | New Caledonia | 134,265 | 2005 | ||
160 | Sierra Leone | 113,214 | 2003 | ||
161 | Central African Republic | 100,000 | 2005 | ||
162 | Aruba | 98,389 | 2004 | ||
163 | Guam | 98,000 | 2004 | ||
164 | Equatorial Guinea | 96,900 | 2005 | ||
165 | Belize | 93,089 | 2005 | ||
166 | Saint Lucia | 93,000 | 2004 | ||
167 | French Polynesia | 87,000 | 2005 | ||
168 | Cape Verde | 81,721 | 2005 | ||
169 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 70,620 | 2005 | ||
170 | Guinea-Bissau | 67,000 | 2005 | ||
171 | Andorra | 64,560 | 2005 | ||
172 | Virgin Islands | 64,200 | 2004 | ||
173 | Seychelles | 57,003 | 2005 | ||
174 | Antigua and Barbuda | 54,000 | 2004 | ||
175 | Turkmenistan | 50,100 | 2004 | ||
176 | Bermuda | 49,000 | 2004 | ||
177 | Mayotte | 48,100 | 2004 | ||
178 | Djibouti | 44,053 | 2005 | ||
179 | Grenada | 43,313 | 2004 | ||
180 | Dominica | 41,838 | 2004 | ||
181 | Eritrea | 40,438 | 2005 | ||
182 | Faroe Islands | 38,640 | 2003 | ||
183 | Bhutan | 37,842 | 2005 | ||
184 | Cayman Islands | 33,800 | 2004 | ||
185 | Greenland | 32,200 | 2004 | ||
186 | Liechtenstein | 27,503 | 2005 | ||
187 | Papua New Guinea | 26,000 | 2005 | ||
188 | Samoa | 24,000 | 2005 | ||
189 | San Marino | 17,085 | 2004 | ||
190 | Tonga | 16,400 | 2004 | ||
191 | Comoros | 16,065 | 2005 | ||
192 | Federated States of Micronesia | 14,094 | 2005 | ||
193 | Vanuatu | 12,692 | 2005 | ||
194 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12,000 | 2005 | ||
195 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10,000 | 2004 | ||
196 | Solomon Islands | 6,000 | 2005 | ||
197 | Northern Mariana Islands | 3,000 | 2000 | ||
198 | American Samoa | 2,250 | 2004 | ||
199 | Marshall Islands | 644 | 2004 | ||
200 | Kiribati | 615 | 2004 |
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Interesting observations about Media > Mobile phone subscribers
- India ranked first for mobile phone subscribers amongst Hot countries in 2005.
- United States ranked first for mobile phone subscribers amongst Christian countries in 2005.
- China ranked first for mobile phone subscribers globally in 2005.
- Indonesia ranked first for mobile phone subscribers amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
- Russia ranked first for mobile phone subscribers amongst Europe in 2005.
- Germany ranked first for mobile phone subscribers amongst European Union in 2005.
- Brazil ranked first for mobile phone subscribers amongst Catholic countries in 2005.
- South Africa ranked first for mobile phone subscribers amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2005.
- Czech Republic ranked first for mobile phone subscribers amongst Landlocked countries in 2005.
- Mexico ranked first for mobile phone subscribers amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2005.