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Countries with the highest
Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)

In 2021, Hong Kong SAR, China leads Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) with 320. Antigua and Barbuda follows at 199, and the gap between the top two positions is 121. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

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Ranking leaders

0.080.0160240320Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 320320Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda: 199199LibyaLibya: 195195United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 186186MontenegroMontenegro: 185185Macao SAR, ChinaMacao SAR, China: 184184El SalvadorEl Salvador: 177177BotswanaBotswana: 173173Russian FederationRussian Federation: 169169ThailandThailand: 168168South AfricaSouth Africa: 163163JapanJapan: 160160

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Hong Kong SAR, China 320
2 Antigua and Barbuda 199
3 Libya 195
4 United Arab Emirates 186
5 Montenegro 185
6 Macao SAR, China 184
7 El Salvador 177
8 Botswana 173
9 Russian Federation 169
10 Thailand 168
11 South Africa 163
12 Japan 160
13 Kuwait 159
14 Singapore 158
15 Mauritius 154
16 Iran, Islamic Rep. 154
17 Cote d'Ivoire 150
18 Seychelles 149
19 Estonia 149
20 Panama 148
21 Suriname 147
22 Colombia 147
23 Georgia 147
24 Saudi Arabia 145
25 Philippines 144
26 Cayman Islands 143
27 Cyprus 142
28 Costa Rica 141
29 Korea, Rep. 141
30 Mongolia 140
31 Israel 140
32 Morocco 139
33 Uruguay 138
34 Qatar 138
35 Malaysia 138
36 Mauritania 138
37 Luxembourg 137
38 Viet Nam 137
39 Maldives 137
40 Chile 137
41 Sri Lanka 136
42 Slovak Republic 135
43 Oman 135
44 Ukraine 135
45 Palau 135
46 Trinidad and Tobago 134
47 Brunei Darussalam 134
48 Lithuania 133
49 Poland 133
50 Gabon 132

Analytical takeaways

  • Hong Kong SAR, China leads the global ranking for Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) in 2021, with a lead of 121 over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Japan at 160.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.