Countries by Mobile Subscriptions per 100 People 2022

About This Dataset

Countries by Mobile Subscriptions per 100 People 2022
The 20 countries with the most mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people in 2022. Hong Kong leads with 292.8 subscriptions per 100 people, ahead of Montenegro at 207.3 and Sint Maarten at 205.4. Data covers 209 countries.
✨ AI Insight

138 of the 209 countries measured have more subscriptions than people, which is normal: a figure above 100 counts second SIMs, work phones and dormant prepaid accounts, not people.

Source:  World Bank

Key Findings

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Hong Kong leads with 293 in 2022.
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Average value in 2022: 183  ·  median: 173.
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Gap in 2022: Hong Kong is 1.8× larger than South Africa.

Countries by Mobile Subscriptions per 100 People 2022

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Data Insights

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Data Points
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Top Value
292.80
Hong Kong
Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) · 2022
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Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
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Period
2022
Single year snapshot

Rankings & Full Data

20 records · Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) · ranked by 2022

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# Category 2022 Source
🥇 Hong Kong 292.80
🥈 Montenegro 207.30
🥉 Sint Maarten 205.40
4 Antigua and Barbuda 200.50
5 United Arab Emirates 195.60
6 Libya 193
7 El Salvador 183.20
8 Botswana 178.20
9 Thailand 176.20
10 Singapore 173
11 Macao 172.20
12 Japan 168.60
13 Russia 168.50
14 Kuwait 168.40
15 Mauritius 164.30
16 Seychelles 163.40
17 Iran 162.70
18 Qatar 162.20
19 Ivory Coast 161.20
20 South Africa 160.70

Data Sources & References

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