Countries With the Highest Mobile Subscriptions
Every country with a figure for mobile subscriptions, ranked from highest to lowest. The top three are Fiji (574), Hong Kong SAR, China (365) and Montenegro (222). The middle country of the 210 has 115.
What this measures
Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Source: International Telecommunication Union. For this measure, higher is better.
Counts SIM card subscriptions, not people. People with more than one SIM card push several countries well above 100 per 100 people.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2021–2024. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | Mobile subscriptions | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiji | 574 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 2 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 365 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 3 | Montenegro | 222 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 4 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 205 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 203 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 6 | Macao SAR, China | 201 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 7 | Antigua and Barbuda | 201 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 8 | Libya | 193 | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 186 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 10 | Cote d'Ivoire | 184 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 11 | South Africa | 179 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 12 | Japan | 178 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 13 | Israel | 177 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 14 | El Salvador | 177 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 15 | Colombia | 174 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 16 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 174 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 17 | Mauritius | 173 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 18 | Korea, Rep. | 173 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 19 | Singapore | 171 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 20 | Kuwait | 168 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 21 | Botswana | 164 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 22 | Georgia | 161 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 23 | Thailand | 161 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | 160 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 25 | Bahrain | 160 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 26 | Panama | 157 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 27 | Cyprus | 156 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 28 | Andorra | 156 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 29 | Qatar | 154 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 30 | Morocco | 153 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 31 | Estonia | 151 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 32 | Maldives | 148 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 33 | Guinea-Bissau | 147 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 34 | Uruguay | 146 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 144 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 36 | Suriname | 142 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 37 | Malta | 142 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 38 | Sweden | 141 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 39 | Mongolia | 141 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 40 | Argentina | 140 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 41 | Slovak Republic | 140 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 42 | Eswatini | 140 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 43 | Malaysia | 140 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 44 | Cayman Islands | 139 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 45 | Lithuania | 139 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 46 | Poland | 138 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 136 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 48 | Palau | 135 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 49 | Armenia | 135 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 50 | Ukraine | 133 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 51 | Chile | 133 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 52 | Italy | 133 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 53 | Sri Lanka | 133 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 54 | China | 132 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 55 | Belarus | 131 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 56 | Slovenia | 131 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 57 | Aruba | 131 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 58 | Spain | 130 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 59 | New Zealand | 130 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 60 | Switzerland | 129 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 61 | Germany | 129 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 62 | Liechtenstein | 129 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 63 | Netherlands | 129 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 64 | Viet Nam | 128 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 65 | Kazakhstan | 127 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 66 | Denmark | 127 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 67 | Paraguay | 127 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 68 | Czechia | 127 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 69 | Tanzania | 127 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 70 | Kenya | 126 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 71 | Puerto Rico (US) | 126 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 72 | Gambia, The | 126 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 73 | Benin | 126 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 74 | Finland | 126 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 75 | Seychelles | 126 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 76 | Gabon | 125 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 77 | Peru | 125 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 78 | Austria | 124 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 79 | Portugal | 124 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 80 | Senegal | 124 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 81 | Serbia | 124 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 82 | Indonesia | 123 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 83 | Croatia | 122 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 84 | United Kingdom | 122 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 85 | Latvia | 121 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 86 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 121 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 87 | Iceland | 121 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 88 | Oman | 121 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 89 | San Marino | 120 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 90 | Moldova | 120 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 91 | Romania | 120 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 92 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 119 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 93 | Trinidad and Tobago | 119 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 94 | French Polynesia | 119 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 95 | Greenland | 119 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 96 | Brunei Darussalam | 118 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 97 | Bulgaria | 118 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 98 | Jamaica | 118 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 99 | Tunisia | 118 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 100 | France | 117 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 101 | Burkina Faso | 117 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 102 | Mexico | 116 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 103 | Timor-Leste | 116 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 104 | Cambodia | 116 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 105 | Algeria | 115 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 106 | Philippines | 115 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 107 | Barbados | 115 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 108 | Myanmar | 114 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 109 | Ghana | 114 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 110 | Greece | 114 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 111 | United States | 113 | 2024 | North America |
| 112 | Ireland | 113 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 113 | Australia | 113 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 114 | Guyana | 113 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 115 | Guatemala | 113 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 116 | Mali | 112 | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 117 | Cabo Verde | 112 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 118 | Uzbekistan | 110 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 119 | Comoros | 110 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 120 | Azerbaijan | 110 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 121 | Norway | 109 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 122 | Zambia | 109 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 123 | North Macedonia | 108 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 124 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 108 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 125 | Cameroon | 108 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 126 | Bangladesh | 108 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 127 | Sierra Leone | 108 | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 128 | Turkiye | 108 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 129 | Kyrgyz Republic | 107 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 130 | Monaco | 107 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 131 | Nicaragua | 106 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 132 | Faroe Islands | 106 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 133 | Hungary | 105 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 134 | Belgium | 104 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 135 | Brazil | 102 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 136 | Ecuador | 102 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 137 | Iraq | 100 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 138 | Nepal | 99.8 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 139 | Bhutan | 99.8 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 140 | Tuvalu | 98.9 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 141 | St. Lucia | 98.7 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 142 | Bolivia | 98 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 143 | Guinea | 97.9 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 144 | Gibraltar | 97.6 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 145 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 97.1 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 146 | Bahamas, The | 96.7 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 147 | Bermuda | 96.7 | 2024 | North America |
| 148 | Grenada | 95.8 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 149 | Congo, Rep. | 95.5 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 150 | Zimbabwe | 94.2 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 151 | Canada | 94.1 | 2024 | North America |
| 152 | Curacao | 93.8 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 153 | Dominican Republic | 93.7 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 154 | Rwanda | 93.2 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 155 | British Virgin Islands | 93.1 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 156 | Mauritania | 92.1 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 157 | New Caledonia | 91.7 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 158 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 91.5 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 159 | Vanuatu | 89.3 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 160 | Albania | 89.1 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 161 | Turkmenistan | 88.2 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 162 | Naoero | 87.2 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 163 | Dominica | 85.2 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 164 | Namibia | 85.2 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 165 | Uganda | 83.2 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 166 | Togo | 80.8 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 167 | India | 79.4 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 168 | Pakistan | 76.9 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 169 | West Bank and Gaza | 76.7 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 170 | Tajikistan | 76.2 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 171 | Madagascar | 75.5 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 172 | Lebanon | 74 | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 173 | Cuba | 72.9 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 174 | Chad | 72.9 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 175 | Syrian Arab Republic | 71.2 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 176 | Venezuela, RB | 71 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 177 | Honduras | 70.9 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 178 | Nigeria | 70.8 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 179 | Lesotho | 70.3 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 180 | Sudan | 70.2 | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 181 | Angola | 69.7 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 182 | Jordan | 69.6 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 183 | Malawi | 69.3 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 184 | Belize | 67.2 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 185 | Haiti | 65.2 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 186 | Ethiopia | 65.1 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 187 | Lao PDR | 64.8 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 188 | Burundi | 63.2 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 189 | Sao Tome and Principe | 62.4 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 190 | Samoa | 62.4 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 191 | Solomon Islands | 62.1 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 192 | Tonga | 61.7 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 193 | Niger | 60.6 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 194 | Afghanistan | 60.1 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 195 | Eritrea | 59.1 | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 196 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 58.5 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 197 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 54 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 198 | Kiribati | 53.5 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 199 | Yemen, Rep. | 50.9 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 200 | Equatorial Guinea | 49.5 | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 201 | Mozambique | 49.5 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 202 | Djibouti | 48.5 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 203 | South Sudan | 46.6 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 204 | Marshall Islands | 39.7 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 205 | Central African Republic | 38.8 | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 206 | Papua New Guinea | 38.8 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 207 | Kosovo | 34.5 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 208 | Liberia | 32.1 | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 209 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 24.1 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 210 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 20 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
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