Countries by Mobile Subscriptions (%)
Complete ranking of 223 countries • per 100 people • Updated 2026
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About Mobile Subscriptions per 100 People Rankings
Uzbekistan leads all 223 countries in Mobile Subscriptions per 100 People with a value of 1.1K per 100 people, while American Samoa ranks last at 4.00 per 100 people. This represents a 278-fold difference between the highest and lowest values.
What Mobile Subscriptions per 100 People Measures
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people, from World Bank Open Data.
Why This Ranking Matters
Examining Mobile Subscriptions per 100 People across all countries reveals patterns that might not be obvious at the national level. Regional clusters, outlier nations, and historical trajectories all become clearer when the full global picture is assembled in a single ranking.
Global Range
Values range from 4.00 per 100 people (American Samoa) to 1.1K per 100 people (Uzbekistan) — a 278-fold difference across 223 countries.
Regional Patterns
Asian countries lead with 7 entries in the top 20, though representation spans multiple continents. Regional factors clearly play a role, but outliers from other parts of the world show that national policy and geography matter as much as continental trends.
Values are tightly clustered around the median of 116 per 100 people, with most countries falling within a narrow range. A few outliers at the extremes account for most of the overall spread.
Notable Outliers
Uzbekistan stands far above the rest, with a value 93% higher than second-place Fiji. This extraordinary lead suggests unique national circumstances — geographic scale, resource endowment, or policy choices — that set it apart from even its closest competitors.
Continental Leaders
Highest Mobile Subscriptions per 100 People
The 5 strongest Mobile Subscriptions per 100 People reads.
Lowest Mobile Subscriptions per 100 People
The 5 lowest Mobile Subscriptions per 100 People reads.
Data Note
Rankings are based on the latest available data from World Bank Open Data, covering 223 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.
Top 10 Countries
Country Ladder
| Percentile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Uzbekistan | 1.1K per 100 people | Asia | 100% |
| 2nd | Fiji | 574 per 100 people | Oceania | 100% |
| 3rd | Hong Kong | 365 per 100 people | Asia | 99% |
| 4th | Montenegro | 207.24 per 100 people | Europe | 99% |
| 5th | Libya | 205 per 100 people | Africa | 98% |
| 6th | Sint Maarten | 205 per 100 people | North America | 98% |
| 7th | United Arab Emirates | 203 per 100 people | Asia | 97% |
| 8th | Antigua and Barbuda | 201 per 100 people | North America | 97% |
| 9th | Saint Martin | 196 per 100 people | North America | 96% |
| 10th | Macao | 192.48 per 100 people | Asia | 96% |
| 11th | Russia | 186 per 100 people | Europe | 96% |
| 12th | Seychelles | 184.9 per 100 people | Africa | 95% |
| 13th | Côte d'Ivoire | 184 per 100 people | Africa | 95% |
| 14th | Falkland Islands | 184 per 100 people | South America | 94% |
| 15th | Japan | 178.43 per 100 people | Asia | 94% |
| 16th | El Salvador | 177 per 100 people | North America | 93% |
| 17th | Colombia | 174 per 100 people | North America | 93% |
| 18th | Iran | 174 per 100 people | Asia | 92% |
| 19th | South Korea | 173 per 100 people | Asia | 92% |
| 20th | Mauritius | 173 per 100 people | Africa | 91% |
| 21st | Singapore | 171 per 100 people | Asia | 91% |
| 22nd | Kuwait | 168 per 100 people | Asia | 91% |
| 23rd | South Africa | 167 per 100 people | Africa | 90% |
| 24th | Botswana | 164 per 100 people | Africa | 90% |
| 25th | Anguilla | 163 per 100 people | North America | 89% |
| 26th | Thailand | 161 per 100 people | Asia | 89% |
| 27th | Bahrain | 160 per 100 people | Asia | 88% |
| 28th | Saudi Arabia | 157.78 per 100 people | Asia | 88% |
| 29th | Panama | 157 per 100 people | North America | 87% |
| 30th | Andorra | 156 per 100 people | Europe | 87% |
| 31st | Cyprus | 156 per 100 people | Europe | 87% |
| 32nd | Georgia | 155.25 per 100 people | Europe | 86% |
| 33rd | Qatar | 154 per 100 people | Asia | 86% |
| 34th | Israel | 153.34 per 100 people | Asia | 85% |
| 35th | Estonia | 151 per 100 people | Europe | 85% |
| 36th | Morocco | 148.16 per 100 people | Africa | 84% |
| 37th | Uruguay | 146 per 100 people | South America | 84% |
| 38th | Luxembourg | 144.47 per 100 people | Europe | 83% |
| 39th | Malta | 142 per 100 people | Europe | 83% |
| 40th | Suriname | 142 per 100 people | North America | 83% |
| 41st | Maldives | 141.6 per 100 people | Asia | 82% |
| 42nd | Mongolia | 141.09 per 100 people | Asia | 82% |
| 43rd | Sweden | 141 per 100 people | Europe | 81% |
| 44th | Argentina | 140 per 100 people | South America | 81% |
| 45th | Malaysia | 140 per 100 people | Asia | 80% |
| 46th | Eswatini | 140 per 100 people | Africa | 80% |
| 47th | Cayman Islands | 139 per 100 people | North America | 79% |
| 48th | Lithuania | 139 per 100 people | Europe | 79% |
| 49th | Slovakia | 138.23 per 100 people | Europe | 78% |
| 50th | Costa Rica | 136 per 100 people | North America | 78% |
| 51st | Poland | 135.15 per 100 people | Europe | 78% |
| 52nd | Armenia | 135 per 100 people | Europe | 77% |
| 53rd | Palau | 135 per 100 people | Oceania | 77% |
| 54th | Chile | 133 per 100 people | South America | 76% |
| 55th | Italy | 133 per 100 people | Europe | 76% |
| 56th | Sri Lanka | 133 per 100 people | Asia | 75% |
| 57th | China | 132 per 100 people | Asia | 75% |
| 58th | Aruba | 131 per 100 people | North America | 74% |
| 59th | Belarus | 131 per 100 people | Europe | 74% |
| 60th | Slovenia | 129.23 per 100 people | Europe | 74% |
| 61st | Switzerland | 129 per 100 people | Europe | 73% |
| 62nd | Germany | 129 per 100 people | Europe | 73% |
| 63rd | Liechtenstein | 129 per 100 people | Europe | 72% |
| 64th | Netherlands | 129 per 100 people | Europe | 72% |
| 65th | Serbia | 128.47 per 100 people | Europe | 71% |
| 66th | Guinea-Bissau | 128.11 per 100 people | Africa | 71% |
| 67th | Taiwan | 128 per 100 people | Asia | 70% |
| 68th | Vietnam | 128 per 100 people | Asia | 70% |
| 69th | Spain | 127.72 per 100 people | Europe | 70% |
| 70th | Czechia | 127 per 100 people | Europe | 69% |
| 71st | Denmark | 127 per 100 people | Europe | 69% |
| 72nd | Kazakhstan | 127 per 100 people | Asia | 68% |
| 73rd | Paraguay | 127 per 100 people | South America | 68% |
| 74th | Tanzania | 127 per 100 people | Africa | 67% |
| 75th | New Zealand | 126.86 per 100 people | Oceania | 67% |
| 76th | Benin | 126 per 100 people | Africa | 66% |
| 77th | Finland | 126 per 100 people | Europe | 66% |
| 78th | Kenya | 126 per 100 people | Africa | 65% |
| 79th | Puerto Rico | 126 per 100 people | North America | 65% |
| 80th | Gabon | 125 per 100 people | Africa | 65% |
| 81st | Jersey | 125 per 100 people | Europe | 64% |
| 82nd | Peru | 125 per 100 people | South America | 64% |
| 83rd | Austria | 124 per 100 people | Europe | 63% |
| 84th | Portugal | 124 per 100 people | Europe | 63% |
| 85th | Senegal | 123.91 per 100 people | Africa | 62% |
| 86th | Iceland | 123.38 per 100 people | Europe | 62% |
| 87th | Romania | 123.25 per 100 people | Europe | 61% |
| 88th | Cook Islands | 123 per 100 people | Oceania | 61% |
| 89th | Indonesia | 123 per 100 people | Asia | 61% |
| 90th | Ukraine | 122.76 per 100 people | Europe | 60% |
| 91st | United Kingdom | 122 per 100 people | Europe | 60% |
| 92nd | Croatia | 122 per 100 people | Europe | 59% |
| 93rd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 121 per 100 people | Europe | 59% |
| 94th | Latvia | 121 per 100 people | Europe | 58% |
| 95th | Oman | 121 per 100 people | Asia | 58% |
| 96th | Moldova | 120 per 100 people | Europe | 57% |
| 97th | San Marino | 120 per 100 people | Europe | 57% |
| 98th | Burkina Faso | 119 per 100 people | Africa | 57% |
| 99th | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 119 per 100 people | North America | 56% |
| 100th | French Polynesia | 119 per 100 people | Oceania | 56% |
| 101st | Tajikistan | 119 per 100 people | Asia | 55% |
| 102nd | Trinidad and Tobago | 119 per 100 people | North America | 55% |
| 103rd | Greenland | 118.64 per 100 people | North America | 54% |
| 104th | Bulgaria | 118 per 100 people | Europe | 54% |
| 105th | Brunei | 118 per 100 people | Asia | 53% |
| 106th | Jamaica | 118 per 100 people | North America | 53% |
| 107th | Tunisia | 118 per 100 people | Africa | 52% |
| 108th | Philippines | 117.28 per 100 people | Asia | 52% |
| 109th | France | 117 per 100 people | Europe | 52% |
| 110th | Guernsey | 117 per 100 people | Europe | 51% |
| 111st | Cambodia | 116 per 100 people | Asia | 51% |
| 112nd | Timor-Leste | 116 per 100 people | Asia | 50% |
| 113rd | Barbados | 115 per 100 people | North America | 50% |
| 114th | Algeria | 115 per 100 people | Africa | 49% |
| 115th | Ghana | 114 per 100 people | Africa | 49% |
| 116th | Greece | 114 per 100 people | Europe | 48% |
| 117th | Myanmar | 114 per 100 people | Asia | 48% |
| 118th | Guatemala | 113.71 per 100 people | North America | 48% |
| 119th | Australia | 113 per 100 people | Oceania | 47% |
| 120th | United States | 113 per 100 people | North America | 47% |
| 121st | Guyana | 112.56 per 100 people | North America | 46% |
| 122nd | Cabo Verde | 112 per 100 people | Africa | 46% |
| 123rd | Mali | 112 per 100 people | Africa | 45% |
| 124th | Mexico | 111.56 per 100 people | North America | 45% |
| 125th | Norway | 111 per 100 people | Europe | 44% |
| 126th | Ireland | 110.8 per 100 people | Europe | 44% |
| 127th | Azerbaijan | 110 per 100 people | Europe | 43% |
| 128th | Comoros | 110 per 100 people | Africa | 43% |
| 129th | Montserrat | 110 per 100 people | North America | 43% |
| 130th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 110 per 100 people | North America | 42% |
| 131st | Guinea | 109 per 100 people | Africa | 42% |
| 132nd | Zambia | 109 per 100 people | Africa | 41% |
| 133rd | Bangladesh | 108 per 100 people | Asia | 41% |
| 134th | Cameroon | 108 per 100 people | Africa | 40% |
| 135th | North Macedonia | 108 per 100 people | Europe | 40% |
| 136th | Sierra Leone | 108 per 100 people | Africa | 39% |
| 137th | Turkey | 108 per 100 people | Europe | 39% |
| 138th | Kyrgyzstan | 107 per 100 people | Asia | 39% |
| 139th | Monaco | 107 per 100 people | Europe | 38% |
| 140th | Wallis and Futuna | 107 per 100 people | Oceania | 38% |
| 141st | Gambia | 106.78 per 100 people | Africa | 37% |
| 142nd | Faroe Islands | 106 per 100 people | Europe | 37% |
| 143rd | Nicaragua | 106 per 100 people | North America | 36% |
| 144th | Hungary | 105.05 per 100 people | Europe | 36% |
| 145th | Belgium | 104 per 100 people | Europe | 35% |
| 146th | Brazil | 102 per 100 people | South America | 35% |
| 147th | Ecuador | 102 per 100 people | South America | 35% |
| 148th | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 101.63 per 100 people | North America | 34% |
| 149th | Bhutan | 100 per 100 people | Asia | 34% |
| 150th | Iraq | 100 per 100 people | Asia | 33% |
| 151st | Nepal | 100 per 100 people | Asia | 33% |
| 152nd | Saint Lucia | 99 per 100 people | North America | 32% |
| 153rd | Turkmenistan | 99 per 100 people | Asia | 32% |
| 154th | Tuvalu | 99 per 100 people | Oceania | 31% |
| 155th | Bolivia | 98 per 100 people | South America | 31% |
| 156th | Gibraltar | 98 per 100 people | Europe | 30% |
| 157th | Bermuda | 97 per 100 people | North America | 30% |
| 158th | Bahamas | 97 per 100 people | North America | 30% |
| 159th | Egypt | 97 per 100 people | Africa | 29% |
| 160th | Congo | 96 per 100 people | Africa | 29% |
| 161st | Grenada | 95.76 per 100 people | North America | 28% |
| 162nd | Canada | 94 per 100 people | North America | 28% |
| 163rd | Curaçao | 94 per 100 people | North America | 27% |
| 164th | Dominican Republic | 94 per 100 people | North America | 27% |
| 165th | Zimbabwe | 94 per 100 people | Africa | 26% |
| 166th | British Virgin Islands | 93 per 100 people | North America | 26% |
| 167th | Mauritania | 92 per 100 people | Africa | 26% |
| 168th | New Caledonia | 92 per 100 people | Oceania | 25% |
| 169th | U.S. Virgin Islands | 92 per 100 people | North America | 25% |
| 170th | Rwanda | 91.46 per 100 people | Africa | 24% |
| 171st | Vanuatu | 89.29 per 100 people | Oceania | 24% |
| 172nd | Albania | 89 per 100 people | Europe | 23% |
| 173rd | Nauru | 87 per 100 people | Oceania | 23% |
| 174th | Dominica | 85 per 100 people | North America | 22% |
| 175th | Namibia | 85 per 100 people | Africa | 22% |
| 176th | Uganda | 83 per 100 people | Africa | 22% |
| 177th | Togo | 81 per 100 people | Africa | 21% |
| 178th | India | 79 per 100 people | Asia | 21% |
| 179th | Pakistan | 77 per 100 people | Asia | 20% |
| 180th | Palestine | 77 per 100 people | Asia | 20% |
| 181st | Madagascar | 76 per 100 people | Africa | 19% |
| 182nd | Honduras | 74.41 per 100 people | North America | 19% |
| 183rd | Lebanon | 74.01 per 100 people | Asia | 18% |
| 184th | Sudan | 74 per 100 people | Africa | 18% |
| 185th | Saint Helena | 74 per 100 people | Africa | 17% |
| 186th | Cuba | 73 per 100 people | North America | 17% |
| 187th | Chad | 73 per 100 people | Africa | 17% |
| 188th | Nigeria | 71 per 100 people | Africa | 16% |
| 189th | Syria | 71 per 100 people | Asia | 16% |
| 190th | Venezuela | 71 per 100 people | North America | 15% |
| 191st | Angola | 70 per 100 people | Africa | 15% |
| 192nd | Jordan | 70 per 100 people | Asia | 14% |
| 193rd | Lesotho | 70 per 100 people | Africa | 14% |
| 194th | Malawi | 69 per 100 people | Africa | 13% |
| 195th | Belize | 67 per 100 people | North America | 13% |
| 196th | Niger | 66 per 100 people | Africa | 13% |
| 197th | Ethiopia | 65 per 100 people | Africa | 12% |
| 198th | Haiti | 65 per 100 people | North America | 12% |
| 199th | Laos | 65 per 100 people | Asia | 11% |
| 200th | Sao Tome and Principe | 63.45 per 100 people | Africa | 11% |
| 201st | Burundi | 63 per 100 people | Africa | 10% |
| 202nd | Guam | 62 per 100 people | Oceania | 10% |
| 203rd | Solomon Islands | 62 per 100 people | Oceania | 9% |
| 204th | Tonga | 62 per 100 people | Oceania | 9% |
| 205th | Samoa | 62 per 100 people | Oceania | 9% |
| 206th | Afghanistan | 60 per 100 people | Asia | 8% |
| 207th | Eritrea | 59 per 100 people | Africa | 8% |
| 208th | Somalia | 54 per 100 people | Africa | 7% |
| 209th | Congo, Democratic Republic | 53 per 100 people | Africa | 7% |
| 210th | Kiribati | 51.25 per 100 people | Oceania | 6% |
| 211st | Yemen | 51 per 100 people | Asia | 6% |
| 212nd | Equatorial Guinea | 50 per 100 people | Africa | 5% |
| 213rd | Mozambique | 50 per 100 people | Africa | 5% |
| 214th | Djibouti | 49 per 100 people | Africa | 4% |
| 215th | South Sudan | 46.62 per 100 people | Africa | 4% |
| 216th | Marshall Islands | 39.71 per 100 people | Oceania | 4% |
| 217th | Central African Republic | 39 per 100 people | Africa | 3% |
| 218th | Papua New Guinea | 39 per 100 people | Oceania | 3% |
| 219th | Liberia | 32 per 100 people | Africa | 2% |
| 220th | Northern Mariana Islands | 28 per 100 people | Oceania | 2% |
| 221st | North Korea | 24 per 100 people | Asia | 1% |
| 222nd | Micronesia | 19.99 per 100 people | Oceania | 1% |
| 223rd | American Samoa | 4.0 per 100 people | Oceania | 0% |