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Country Comparison :: Telephones - mobile cellular
This entry gives the total number of mobile cellular telephone subscribers.
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country Telephones - mobile cellular Date of Information
1 China
986,253,000
2011
2 India
893,862,000
2011
3 United States
279,000,000
2009
4 Brazil
242,232,000
2011
5 Russia
238,000,000
2009
6 Indonesia
236,800,000
2011
7 Vietnam
154,000,000
2009
8 Japan
121,000,000
2009
9 Pakistan
111,000,000
2009
10 Germany
108,700,000
2011
11 Italy
92,300,000
2011
12 Mexico
91,363,000
2009
13 Nigeria
87,298,000
2009
14 Bangladesh
85,000,000
2011
15 Egypt
83,425,000
2011
16 United Kingdom
80,799,000
2009
17 Philippines
79,896,000
2010
18 Thailand
69,683,000
2009
19 France
65,631,000
2011
20 Turkey
61,770,000
2009
21 Iran
56,043,000
2011
22 Argentina
55,000,000
2011
23 Ukraine
53,929,000
2009
24 Saudi Arabia
51,564,000
2009
25 Spain
51,493,000
2009
26 Korea, South
50,767,000
2009
27 South Africa
50,372,000
2009
28 Colombia
46,200,000
2011
29 Poland
46,000,000
2009
30 Algeria
35,406,000
2011
31 Malaysia
34,456,000
2009
32 Morocco
31,928,000
2009
33 Peru
29,115,000
2009
34 Venezuela
27,880,000
2009
35 Taiwan
27,840,000
2009
36 Canada
25,858,000
2011
37 Iraq
25,519,000
2011
38 Kenya
24,969,000
2009
39 Romania
24,640,000
2009
40 Australia
24,490,000
2011
41 Chile
22,400,000
2011
42 Ghana
21,166,000
2011
43 Tanzania
20,984,000
2010
44 Uzbekistan
20,952,000
2009
45 Guatemala
20,716,000
2011
46 Kazakhstan
19,768,000
2009
47 Netherlands
19,310,000
2009
48 Sudan
17,654,000
2009
49 Afghanistan
17,558,000
2011
50 Cote d'Ivoire
17,416,000
2011
51 Sri Lanka
17,359,000
2010
52 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
15,673,000
2011
53 Ecuador
15,333,000
2011
54 Portugal
15,195,000
2009
55 Hong Kong
14,931,000
2011
56 Ethiopia
14,127,000
2011
57 Austria
13,023,000
2011
58 Uganda
12,828,000
2009
59 Czech Republic
12,810,000
2011
60 Belgium
12,541,000
2011
61 Greece
12,128,000
2011
62 Syria
11,696,000
2009
63 Hungary
11,690,000
2011
64 Tunisia
11,114,000
2009
65 Yemen
11,085,000
2009
66 United Arab Emirates
10,926,000
2009
67 Libya
10,900,000
2009
68 Belarus
10,695,000
2011
69 Sweden
10,650,000
2009
70 Bulgaria
10,475,000
2011
71 Cameroon
10,475,000
2011
72 Azerbaijan
10,120,000
2011
73 Cambodia
10,000,000
2011
74 Serbia
9,915,000
2009
75 Switzerland
9,527,000
2009
76 Angola
9,491,000
2011
77 Israel
9,200,000
2011
78 Nepal
9,196,000
2009
79 Dominican Republic
8,771,000
2011
80 Finland
8,390,000
2009
81 Bolivia
8,353,000
2011
82 Senegal
8,344,000
2009
83 Madagascar
8,242,000
2009
84 Honduras
8,062,000
2011
85 El Salvador
7,837,000
2011
86 Benin
7,765,000
2011
87 Burkina Faso
7,682,000
2011
88 Zimbabwe
7,500,000
2009
89 Mali
7,326,000
2009
90 Singapore
7,307,000
2009
91 Mozambique
7,224,000
2009
92 Denmark
7,047,000
2011
93 Jordan
6,620,000
2009
94 Panama
6,496,000
2009
95 Tajikistan
5,941,000
2009
96 Slovakia
5,925,000
2009
97 Paraguay
5,915,000
2009
98 Norway
5,525,000
2009
99 Kyrgyzstan
5,275,000
2009
100 Croatia
5,115,000
2011
101 New Zealand
5,020,000
2009
102 Zambia
4,947,000
2009
103 Ireland
4,906,000
2011
104 Lithuania
4,891,000
2009
105 Oman
4,606,000
2009
106 Guinea
4,500,000
2011
107 Uruguay
4,437,000
2009
108 Georgia
4,430,000
2011
109 Kuwait
4,400,000
2009
110 Costa Rica
4,358,000
2011
111 Haiti
4,200,000
2011
112 Laos
4,003,000
2009
113 Congo, Republic of the
3,885,000
2011
114 Niger
3,806,000
2009
115 Nicaragua
3,771,000
2009
116 Chad
3,666,000
2011
117 Rwanda
3,549,000
2009
118 Armenia
3,211,000
2011
119 Turkmenistan
3,198,000
2009
120 Bosnia and Herzegovina
3,171,000
2011
121 Moldova
3,165,000
2009
122 Albania
3,100,000
2011
123 Malawi
3,038,000
2009
124 Jamaica
2,975,000
2011
125 Puerto Rico
2,934,000
2009
126 Botswana
2,900,000
2011
127 Lebanon
2,875,000
2009
128 Mauritania
2,745,000
2009
129 Mongolia
2,510,000
2009
130 Togo
2,452,000
2009
131 Gaza Strip
2,405,000
2010
132 West Bank
2,405,000
2010
133 Qatar
2,329,000
2009
134 Latvia
2,306,000
2009
135 Macedonia
2,153,000
2009
136 Slovenia
2,122,000
2009
137 Sierra Leone
2,000,000
2009
138 Burundi
1,980,000
2011
139 Papua New Guinea
1,909,000
2009
140 Trinidad and Tobago
1,894,000
2009
141 Estonia
1,863,000
2011
142 Gabon
1,800,000
2011
143 Bahrain
1,694,000
2011
144 Gambia, The
1,581,000
2011
145 Liberia
1,571,000
2009
146 Namibia
1,535,000
2009
147 Cuba
1,315,000
2011
148 Burma
1,244,000
2011
149 Mauritius
1,191,000
2009
150 Montenegro
1,170,000
2009
151 Central African Republic
1,124,000
2011
152 Macau
1,122,000
2010
153 Cyprus
1,090,000
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154 Suriname
890,000
2009
155 Swaziland
732,700
2009
156 Luxembourg
727,000
2009
157 Fiji
727,000
2011
158 Lesotho
698,800
2009
159 Somalia
648,200
2009
160 Timor-Leste
600,600
2009
161 Kosovo
562,000
2007
162 Guyana
518,800
2011
163 Maldives
494,400
2009
164 Bhutan
484,200
2011
165 Malta
455,400
2009
166 Brunei
443,200
2011
167 Equatorial Guinea
426,000
2011
168 Guinea-Bissau
401,900
2011
169 Cape Verde
396,400
2011
170 Barbados
347,900
2011
171 Iceland
344,100
2011
172 Bahamas, The
298,800
2011
173 Vanuatu
285,300
2009
174 Eritrea
241,900
2011
175 French Polynesia
222,800
2011
176 New Caledonia
220,800
2009
177 Comoros
216,400
2011
178 Belize
203,000
2011
179 Djibouti
193,000
2011
180 Saint Lucia
179,300
2009
181 Samoa
167,400
2009
182 Antigua and Barbuda
162,800
2011
183 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
131,800
2009
184 Aruba
131,800
2010
185 Grenada
121,900
2010
186 Seychelles
117,600
2009
187 Dominica
111,000
2011
188 Sao Tome and Principe
102,500
2009
189 Cayman Islands
95,100
2011
190 Bermuda
88,200
2010
191 Saint Kitts and Nevis
84,600
2009
192 Jersey
83,900
2004
193 Virgin Islands
80,300
2005
194 Andorra
65,000
2011
195 Faroe Islands
59,400
2009
196 Greenland
58,700
2011
197 Tonga
54,300
2009
198 British Virgin Islands
46,800
2010
199 Guernsey
43,800
2004
200 Liechtenstein
35,500
2009
201 Gibraltar
32,500
2010
202 Solomon Islands
30,000
2009
203 Micronesia, Federated States of
27,500
2009
204 Monaco
26,300
2009
205 Anguilla
26,000
2011
206 Turks and Caicos Islands
25,100
2004
207 San Marino
24,000
2009
208 Northern Mariana Islands
20,500
2004
209 Palau
14,500
2009
210 Kiribati
10,000
2009
211 Cook Islands
7,800
2009
212 Nauru
6,200
2002
213 Montserrat
4,200
2008
214 Marshall Islands
3,800
2009
215 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
3,300
2011
216 Tuvalu
2,500
2009
217 American Samoa
2,200
2004
218 Niue
600
2004
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