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DEFINITION:
The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 1,709.04 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 2 | Bahrain | 1,575 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 3 | Macau | 1,569.07 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 4 | Hong Kong | 1,511.37 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 5 | Estonia | 1,506.18 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 6 | Qatar | 1,393.25 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 7 | Lithuania | 1,373.82 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 8 | Bulgaria | 1,351.52 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 9 | Italy | 1,341.47 per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 10 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,317.99 per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 11 | Germany | 1,283.59 per 1,000 people | 2009 | ||
| 12 | Czech Republic | 1,278.26 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 13 | Portugal | 1,260.28 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 14 | Luxembourg | 1,258.17 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 15 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1,257.77 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
| 16 | Singapore | 1,234.13 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 17 | The Bahamas | 1,223.6 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 18 | Israel | 1,207.27 per 1,000 people | 2009 | ||
| 19 | Spain | 1,206.8 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 20 | Russia | 1,202.45 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 21 | Ireland | 1,202.21 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 22 | Ukraine | 1,193.09 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 23 | Austria | 1,191.25 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 24 | United Kingdom | 1,184.54 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 25 | Greenland | 1,178.47 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 1,160.69 per 1,000 people | 2007 | |||
| 26 | Finland | 1,160.65 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 27 | Iceland | 1,150.92 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 28 | Sweden | 1,148.37 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 29 | Denmark | 1,141.71 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 1,130.96 per 1,000 people | 2007 | |||
| 30 | Norway | 1,121.88 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 31 | Greece | 1,120.56 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 32 | Croatia | 1,120.55 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 1,118.7 per 1,000 people | 2007 | |||
| 33 | Slovakia | 1,113.9 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 34 | Hungary | 1,107.86 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 35 | Kuwait | 1,107.14 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 36 | Netherlands Antilles | 1,105.77 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 1,080.31 per 1,000 people | 2006 | |||
| 37 | Poland | 1,074.53 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 38 | Switzerland | 1,071.66 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 39 | Taiwan | 1,063.13 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 40 | Netherlands | 1,056.72 per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 41 | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 1,050.95 per 1,000 people | 2009 | ||
| 42 | Aruba | 1,044.47 per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 43 | Australia | 1,040.41 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 44 | Faroe Islands | 1,035.2 per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 45 | New Zealand | 1,031.4 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 1,028.26 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 47 | Romania | 1,026.89 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 48 | European Union | 1,019.8 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 49 | Argentina | 1,002.48 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 50 | Belgium | 984.39 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 51 | Latvia | 981.06 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 52 | Philippines | 981 per 1,000 people | 2010 | ||
| 53 | South Africa | 961.41 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 54 | Slovenia | 959.56 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 55 | Trinidad and Tobago | 954 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 945.14 per 1,000 people | 2006 | |||
| 56 | Seychelles | 943.89 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 57 | Bermuda | 942.01 per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 58 | Malaysia | 940.6 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 59 | Jamaica | 936.65 per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 60 | Jersey | 927.05 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
| 61 | Malta | 924.4 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 62 | Venezuela | 915.33 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 63 | Brunei | 907.16 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 893.19 per 1,000 people | 2007 | |||
| 64 | South Korea | 886.94 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 65 | El Salvador | 883.27 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 66 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 880.24 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 67 | Barbados | 878.01 per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 68 | Turkey | 870.96 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 69 | Uruguay | 868.06 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 864.83 per 1,000 people | 2007 | |||
| 70 | Maldives | 861.17 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 71 | Puerto Rico | 857.35 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 72 | Chile | 856.94 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 73 | United States | 846.78 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 74 | Japan | 842.31 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 841.75 per 1,000 people | 2007 | |||
| 75 | Serbia and Montenegro | 832.79 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 76 | Algeria | 826.89 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 77 | Kazakhstan | 823.56 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 818.46 per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 78 | Gabon | 803.51 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 79 | Guatemala | 797.45 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 80 | New Caledonia | 794.8 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 792.26 per 1,000 people | 2006 | |||
| 81 | Liechtenstein | 791.37 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 82 | Thailand | 789.59 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 83 | France | 789.48 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 84 | Jordan | 788.18 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 85 | Botswana | 786.01 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 86 | Oman | 780.06 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 87 | Cayman Islands | 768.18 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
| 88 | Sri Lanka | 767.72 per 1,000 people | 2010 | ||
| 89 | Andorra | 767.11 per 1,000 people | 2009 | ||
| 90 | Colombia | 764.79 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 91 | Tunisia | 763.13 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 92 | Reunion | 755.99 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
| 93 | Mauritius | 748.27 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 94 | Libya | 745.41 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 95 | Virgin Islands | 738.68 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 96 | Panama | 737.78 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 97 | Ecuador | 733.22 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 709.94 per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 98 | Suriname | 708.64 per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 99 | Guadeloupe | 707.96 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
| 100 | Gaza Strip | 692.12 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 101 | Guernsey | 673.52 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 663.41 per 1,000 people | 2006 | |||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 655.34 per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 102 | Paraguay | 649.26 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 103 | Saint Lucia | 641.42 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 104 | Albania | 638.8 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 105 | Brazil | 636.7 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 633.81 per 1,000 people | 2007 | |||
| 106 | Mexico | 627.91 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 107 | French Polynesia | 626.61 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 108 | Belarus | 613.42 per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 109 | San Marino | 608.04 per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 597.45 per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 110 | Morocco | 593.33 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 111 | Montserrat | 590.67 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 112 | Dominican Republic | 588.63 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 587.79 per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 113 | Guam | 587.62 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
| 114 | Dominica | 584.85 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
| 115 | Canada | 575.89 per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 560.32 per 1,000 people | 2007 | |||
| 116 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 538.2 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 117 | Peru | 537.65 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 118 | Azerbaijan | 529.54 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 119 | Monaco | 529.23 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 120 | Georgia | 516.57 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 121 | French Guiana | 512.26 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
| 122 | Iraq | 509.86 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 123 | Pakistan | 509.38 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 124 | Kenya | 501.55 per 1,000 people | 2009 | ||
| 125 | Belize | 485.59 per 1,000 people | 2009 | ||
| 126 | Fiji | 475.69 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 127 | The Gambia | 471.4 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 128 | Iran | 455.22 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 129 | Moldova | 435.83 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 130 | Grenada | 427.19 per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 421.81 per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 131 | China | 414.03 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 132 | Tanzania | 409.31 per 1,000 people | 2010 | ||
| 133 | Kyrgyzstan | 407.26 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 134 | Samoa | 401.37 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 135 | Equatorial Guinea | 399.13 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 136 | Tonga | 397.7 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 137 | Mauritania | 397.55 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 138 | Armenia | 394.19 per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 139 | Cote d'Ivoire | 391.38 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 140 | Namibia | 389.43 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 141 | Vietnam | 389.39 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 142 | Guyana | 374.59 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 143 | Egypt | 374.25 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 144 | Nicaragua | 374.07 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 145 | Yemen | 369.6 per 1,000 people | 2009 | ||
| 146 | Costa Rica | 363.58 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 147 | Bolivia | 356.83 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 148 | Congo, Republic of the | 351 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 149 | Cape Verde | 349.38 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 150 | Indonesia | 348.69 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 151 | Syria | 346.88 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 152 | Swaziland | 335.37 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 153 | Ghana | 331.6 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 154 | Senegal | 329.26 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 155 | Lebanon | 320.98 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| Landlocked countries average (profile) | 314.17 per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 308.13 per 1,000 people | 2007 | |||
| 156 | Honduras | 304.69 per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 157 | Mongolia | 299.96 per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 158 | Nigeria | 299.15 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 159 | Niue | 278.29 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
| 160 | Angola | 269.66 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 161 | Mayotte | 267.22 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 265.35 per 1,000 people | 2007 | |||
| 162 | Northern Mariana Islands | 262.15 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
| 163 | India | 257.91 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 164 | Mali | 257.76 per 1,000 people | 2009 | ||
| 165 | Federated States of Micronesia | 254.03 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 166 | Haiti | 252.69 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 167 | Cameroon | 251.16 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 239.11 per 1,000 people | 2006 | |||
| 168 | Benin | 234.58 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 169 | Zambia | 229.93 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 170 | Bangladesh | 228.45 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 171 | Laos | 226.62 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 172 | Lesotho | 214.56 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 173 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 212.84 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
| 174 | Uzbekistan | 208.78 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 175 | Togo | 208.71 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 176 | Guinea-Bissau | 201.12 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 177 | Sudan | 189.54 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 178 | Cambodia | 184.55 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 179 | Liberia | 176.16 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 180 | Afghanistan | 164.94 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 158.79 per 1,000 people | 2006 | |||
| 181 | Mozambique | 157.85 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 182 | Sao Tome and Principe | 150.82 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 183 | Uganda | 138.62 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 184 | Sierra Leone | 126.29 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 185 | Vanuatu | 122.66 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 186 | Madagascar | 114.04 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 187 | Burkina Faso | 112.45 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 188 | Tuvalu | 111.72 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 189 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 100.26 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 190 | Zimbabwe | 99.58 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 191 | Chad | 92.9 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 192 | Djibouti | 90.66 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 193 | Malawi | 77.26 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 194 | Niger | 69.8 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 195 | Somalia | 65.8 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 196 | Bhutan | 64.18 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 197 | Rwanda | 64.1 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 198 | East Timor | 63.6 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 57.17 per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 199 | Comoros | 56.23 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 200 | Papua New Guinea | 51.76 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 201 | Turkmenistan | 44.29 per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 202 | Nepal | 41.83 per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 203 | Tajikistan | 40.46 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 204 | American Samoa | 38.6 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
| 205 | Burundi | 29.8 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 206 | Central African Republic | 29.75 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 207 | Guinea | 20.99 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 208 | Solomon Islands | 19.23 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 209 | Cuba | 17.4 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 210 | Ethiopia | 15.79 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 211 | Eritrea | 14.27 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 212 | Marshall Islands | 11.06 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 213 | Kiribati | 7.07 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 214 | Burma | 4.2 per 1,000 people | 2006 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Media > Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita
- All of the top 2 countries by telephones > mobile cellular > per capita are Former British Colonies'.
- 3 of the top 4 countries by telephones > mobile cellular > per capita are Hot countries.
- 22 of the top 34 countries by telephones > mobile cellular > per capita are Christian.
- 3 of the top 4 countries by telephones > mobile cellular > per capita are Densely populated.
- Burma has ranked last for telephones > mobile cellular > per capita since 2005.
- 10 of the top 24 countries by telephones > mobile cellular > per capita are Heavily indebted.
- Italy has ranked in the top 4 for telephones > mobile cellular > per capita since 1999.
