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World Mobile subscriptions Ranking Map In the available data, Fiji has the highest recorded value at 574.2 per 100 people (rank #1); Japan ranks #12 at 178.4 per 100 people. Coverage: 209 countries and territories. Reference years: Fiji 2024; Japan 2023. This counts subscriptions rather than unique people, so one person can hold multiple subscriptions.
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Compare mobile subscriptions across the world. Compare mobile subscriptions by country on a ten-level world heat map. Explore the top and bottom five, the full ranking and country details.
Japan 178.4 per 100 people
Japan, world rank 12 for Mobile subscriptions, 178.4 per 100 people
Fiji: 574.2 per 100 people Tanzania: 126.6 per 100 people Western Sahara: No data Canada: 94.1 per 100 people United States: 113.2 per 100 people Kazakhstan: 127.1 per 100 people Uzbekistan: 110.5 per 100 people Papua New Guinea: 38.8 per 100 people Indonesia: 122.5 per 100 people Argentina: 140.2 per 100 people Chile: 132.7 per 100 people Democratic Republic of the Congo: 58.5 per 100 people Somalia: 54 per 100 people Kenya: 126.5 per 100 people Sudan: 70.2 per 100 people Chad: 72.9 per 100 people Haiti: 65.2 per 100 people Dominican Republic: 93.7 per 100 people Russia: 186.1 per 100 people Bahamas: 96.7 per 100 people Falkland Islands: No data Norway: 109.3 per 100 people Greenland: 118.6 per 100 people Fr. S. Antarctic Lands: No data Timor-Leste: 116.4 per 100 people South Africa: 179.3 per 100 people Lesotho: 70.3 per 100 people Mexico: 116.5 per 100 people Uruguay: 145.5 per 100 people Brazil: 101.9 per 100 people Bolivia: 98 per 100 people Peru: 124.6 per 100 people Colombia: 174.1 per 100 people Panama: 156.6 per 100 people Costa Rica: 136 per 100 people Nicaragua: 106 per 100 people Honduras: 70.9 per 100 people El Salvador: 176.5 per 100 people Guatemala: 112.5 per 100 people Belize: 67.2 per 100 people Venezuela: 71 per 100 people Guyana: 112.6 per 100 people Suriname: 142.1 per 100 people France: 116.7 per 100 people Ecuador: 101.6 per 100 people Puerto Rico: 126.4 per 100 people Jamaica: 117.7 per 100 people Cuba: 72.9 per 100 people Zimbabwe: 94.2 per 100 people Botswana: 164 per 100 people Namibia: 85.2 per 100 people Senegal: 123.9 per 100 people Mali: 112.1 per 100 people Mauritania: 92.1 per 100 people Benin: 125.9 per 100 people Niger: 60.6 per 100 people Nigeria: 70.8 per 100 people Cameroon: 108.2 per 100 people Togo: 80.8 per 100 people Ghana: 113.6 per 100 people Côte d’Ivoire: 183.9 per 100 people Guinea: 97.9 per 100 people Guinea-Bissau: 147.2 per 100 people Liberia: 32.1 per 100 people Sierra Leone: 107.9 per 100 people Burkina Faso: 116.6 per 100 people Central African Republic: 38.8 per 100 people Republic of the Congo: 95.5 per 100 people Gabon: 125.3 per 100 people Equatorial Guinea: 49.5 per 100 people Zambia: 108.7 per 100 people Malawi: 69.3 per 100 people Mozambique: 49.5 per 100 people Eswatini: 139.8 per 100 people Angola: 69.7 per 100 people Burundi: 63.2 per 100 people Israel: 177.4 per 100 people Lebanon: 74 per 100 people Madagascar: 75.5 per 100 people Palestine: 76.7 per 100 people Gambia: 126.2 per 100 people Tunisia: 117.6 per 100 people Algeria: 115.5 per 100 people Jordan: 69.6 per 100 people United Arab Emirates: 203.2 per 100 people Qatar: 153.6 per 100 people Kuwait: 167.7 per 100 people Iraq: 100.1 per 100 people Oman: 120.6 per 100 people Vanuatu: 89.3 per 100 people Cambodia: 116.1 per 100 people Thailand: 160.6 per 100 people Laos: 64.8 per 100 people Myanmar: 114.3 per 100 people Vietnam: 127.6 per 100 people North Korea: 24.1 per 100 people South Korea: 172.5 per 100 people Mongolia: 140.7 per 100 people India: 79.4 per 100 people Bangladesh: 108.1 per 100 people Bhutan: 99.8 per 100 people Nepal: 99.8 per 100 people Pakistan: 76.9 per 100 people Afghanistan: 60.1 per 100 people Tajikistan: 76.2 per 100 people Kyrgyzstan: 107.5 per 100 people Turkmenistan: 88.2 per 100 people Iran: 174.1 per 100 people Syria: 71.2 per 100 people Armenia: 134.9 per 100 people Sweden: 140.7 per 100 people Belarus: 131.1 per 100 people Ukraine: 133.4 per 100 people Poland: 138 per 100 people Austria: 124.5 per 100 people Hungary: 104.6 per 100 people Moldova: 120.1 per 100 people Romania: 119.8 per 100 people Lithuania: 138.7 per 100 people Latvia: 121.3 per 100 people Estonia: 151.1 per 100 people Germany: 129.2 per 100 people Bulgaria: 118.1 per 100 people Greece: 113.6 per 100 people Türkiye: 107.8 per 100 people Albania: 89.1 per 100 people Croatia: 121.7 per 100 people Switzerland: 129.5 per 100 people Luxembourg: 144.5 per 100 people Belgium: 103.9 per 100 people Netherlands: 128.5 per 100 people Portugal: 124.1 per 100 people Spain: 130.3 per 100 people Ireland: 112.6 per 100 people New Caledonia: 91.7 per 100 people Solomon Islands: 62.1 per 100 people New Zealand: 130.1 per 100 people Australia: 112.6 per 100 people Sri Lanka: 132.5 per 100 people China: 131.8 per 100 people Taiwan: No data Italy: 132.6 per 100 people Denmark: 126.7 per 100 people United Kingdom: 121.6 per 100 people Iceland: 120.9 per 100 people Azerbaijan: 109.5 per 100 people Georgia: 161.2 per 100 people Philippines: 115.3 per 100 people Malaysia: 139.7 per 100 people Brunei: 118.1 per 100 people Slovenia: 130.9 per 100 people Finland: 125.9 per 100 people Slovakia: 140 per 100 people Czechia: 126.6 per 100 people Eritrea: 59.1 per 100 people Japan: 178.4 per 100 people Paraguay: 126.6 per 100 people Yemen: 50.9 per 100 people Saudi Arabia: 159.5 per 100 people Antarctica: No data N. Cyprus: No data Cyprus: 156.2 per 100 people Morocco: 153.1 per 100 people Egypt: 97.1 per 100 people Libya: 193 per 100 people Ethiopia: 65.1 per 100 people Djibouti: 48.5 per 100 people Somaliland: No data Uganda: 83.2 per 100 people Rwanda: 93.2 per 100 people Bosnia and Herzegovina: 121.2 per 100 people North Macedonia: 108.4 per 100 people Serbia: 123.8 per 100 people Montenegro: 221.7 per 100 people Kosovo: No data Trinidad and Tobago: 118.8 per 100 people South Sudan: 46.6 per 100 people Japan Fiji 1 Montenegro 3 United Arab Emirates 5 Central African Republic 205 Papua New Guinea 206 Liberia 207 North Korea 208 Libya Russia South Africa El Salvador Move map ⛶ Expand map+ − Reset
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× JPN Top 10% / 2023
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View Japan's profile and all rankings→ Mobile subscriptionsRankings 12/209 178.4 per 100 people
Area 377,969 km² World # 63
Population 123,366,734 people World # 12 Did you know? Japan ranks #12 for mobile subscriptions. Switch themes to see how the same country changes across the map.
1 Fiji 574.2 per 100 people 2 Hong Kong 364.8 per 100 people 3 Montenegro 221.7 per 100 people 4 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 205.4 per 100 people 5 United Arab Emirates 203.2 per 100 people
209 Micronesia 20 per 100 people 208 North Korea 24.1 per 100 people 207 Liberia 32.1 per 100 people 206 Papua New Guinea 38.8 per 100 people 205 Central African Republic 38.8 per 100 people 02 / ABOUT THIS DATA
How to read the Mobile subscriptions ranking map Compare mobile subscriptions by country on a ten-level world heat map. Explore the top and bottom five, the full ranking and country details. This page orders 209 countries and territories by value and divides the ranking into ten map colors.
Top 3 #1 Fiji (574.2 per 100 people), #2 Hong Kong (364.8 per 100 people), #3 Montenegro (221.7 per 100 people)
Japan’s position World #12 (178.4 per 100 people)
Data period latest available year by country (2010–2025) Reference years differ by country. Compare each value with the year and source shown in the country card.
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Mobile subscriptions Full ranking209 countries #2 Hong Kong 364.8 per 100 people Profile #3 Montenegro 221.7 per 100 people Profile #4 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 205.4 per 100 people Profile #5 United Arab Emirates 203.2 per 100 people Profile #7 Antigua and Barbuda 200.5 per 100 people Profile #9 Russia 186.1 per 100 people Profile #10 Côte d’Ivoire 183.9 per 100 people Profile #11 South Africa 179.3 per 100 people Profile #12 Japan 178.4 per 100 people Profile #13 Israel 177.4 per 100 people Profile #14 El Salvador 176.5 per 100 people Profile #15 Colombia 174.1 per 100 people Profile #17 Mauritius 172.7 per 100 people Profile #18 South Korea 172.5 per 100 people Profile #19 Singapore 170.8 per 100 people Profile #20 Kuwait 167.7 per 100 people Profile #21 Botswana 164 per 100 people Profile #22 Georgia 161.2 per 100 people Profile #23 Thailand 160.6 per 100 people Profile #24 Saudi Arabia 159.5 per 100 people Profile #25 Bahrain 159.5 per 100 people Profile #26 Panama 156.6 per 100 people Profile #27 Cyprus 156.2 per 100 people Profile #28 Andorra 155.7 per 100 people Profile #29 Qatar 153.6 per 100 people Profile #30 Morocco 153.1 per 100 people Profile #31 Estonia 151.1 per 100 people Profile #32 Maldives 148.1 per 100 people Profile #33 Guinea-Bissau 147.2 per 100 people Profile #34 Uruguay 145.5 per 100 people Profile #35 Luxembourg 144.5 per 100 people Profile #36 Suriname 142.1 per 100 people Profile #37 Malta 142.1 per 100 people Profile #38 Sweden 140.7 per 100 people Profile #39 Mongolia 140.7 per 100 people Profile #40 Argentina 140.2 per 100 people Profile #41 Slovakia 140 per 100 people Profile #42 Eswatini 139.8 per 100 people Profile #43 Malaysia 139.7 per 100 people Profile #44 Cayman Islands 139.3 per 100 people Profile #45 Lithuania 138.7 per 100 people Profile #47 Costa Rica 136 per 100 people Profile #48 Palau 135.4 per 100 people Profile #49 Armenia 134.9 per 100 people Profile #50 Ukraine 133.4 per 100 people Profile #51 Chile 132.7 per 100 people Profile #52 Italy 132.6 per 100 people Profile #53 Sri Lanka 132.5 per 100 people Profile #54 China 131.8 per 100 people Profile #55 Belarus 131.1 per 100 people Profile #56 Slovenia 130.9 per 100 people Profile #57 Aruba 130.6 per 100 people Profile #58 Spain 130.3 per 100 people Profile #59 New Zealand 130.1 per 100 people Profile #60 Switzerland 129.5 per 100 people Profile #61 Germany 129.2 per 100 people Profile #62 Liechtenstein 128.9 per 100 people Profile #63 Netherlands 128.5 per 100 people Profile #64 Vietnam 127.6 per 100 people Profile #65 Kazakhstan 127.1 per 100 people Profile #66 Denmark 126.7 per 100 people Profile #67 Paraguay 126.6 per 100 people Profile #68 Czechia 126.6 per 100 people Profile #69 Tanzania 126.6 per 100 people Profile #70 Kenya 126.5 per 100 people Profile #71 Puerto Rico 126.4 per 100 people Profile #72 Gambia 126.2 per 100 people Profile #73 Benin 125.9 per 100 people Profile #74 Finland 125.9 per 100 people Profile #75 Seychelles 125.6 per 100 people Profile #76 Gabon 125.3 per 100 people Profile #78 Austria 124.5 per 100 people Profile #79 Portugal 124.1 per 100 people Profile #80 Senegal 123.9 per 100 people Profile #81 Serbia 123.8 per 100 people Profile #82 Indonesia 122.5 per 100 people Profile #83 Croatia 121.7 per 100 people Profile #84 United Kingdom 121.6 per 100 people Profile #85 Latvia 121.3 per 100 people Profile #86 Bosnia and Herzegovina 121.2 per 100 people Profile #87 Iceland 120.9 per 100 people Profile #89 San Marino 120.3 per 100 people Profile #90 Moldova 120.1 per 100 people Profile #91 Romania 119.8 per 100 people Profile #92 St. Kitts and Nevis 118.9 per 100 people Profile #93 Trinidad and Tobago 118.8 per 100 people Profile #94 French Polynesia 118.8 per 100 people Profile #95 Greenland 118.6 per 100 people Profile #96 Brunei 118.1 per 100 people Profile #97 Bulgaria 118.1 per 100 people Profile #98 Jamaica 117.7 per 100 people Profile #99 Tunisia 117.6 per 100 people Profile #100 France 116.7 per 100 people Profile #101 Burkina Faso 116.6 per 100 people Profile #102 Mexico 116.5 per 100 people Profile #103 Timor-Leste 116.4 per 100 people Profile #104 Cambodia 116.1 per 100 people Profile #105 Algeria 115.5 per 100 people Profile #106 Philippines 115.3 per 100 people Profile #107 Barbados 114.6 per 100 people Profile #108 Myanmar 114.3 per 100 people Profile #109 Ghana 113.6 per 100 people Profile #110 Greece 113.6 per 100 people Profile #111 United States 113.2 per 100 people Profile #112 Ireland 112.6 per 100 people Profile #113 Australia 112.6 per 100 people Profile #114 Guyana 112.6 per 100 people Profile #115 Guatemala 112.5 per 100 people Profile #116 Mali 112.1 per 100 people Profile #117 Cabo Verde 111.8 per 100 people Profile #118 Uzbekistan 110.5 per 100 people Profile #119 Comoros 109.9 per 100 people Profile #120 Azerbaijan 109.5 per 100 people Profile #121 Norway 109.3 per 100 people Profile #122 Zambia 108.7 per 100 people Profile #123 North Macedonia 108.4 per 100 people Profile #124 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 108.4 per 100 people Profile #125 Cameroon 108.2 per 100 people Profile #126 Bangladesh 108.1 per 100 people Profile #127 Sierra Leone 107.9 per 100 people Profile #128 Türkiye 107.8 per 100 people Profile #129 Kyrgyzstan 107.5 per 100 people Profile #130 Monaco 107.4 per 100 people Profile #131 Nicaragua 106 per 100 people Profile #132 Faroe Islands 105.8 per 100 people Profile #133 Hungary 104.6 per 100 people Profile #134 Belgium 103.9 per 100 people Profile #135 Brazil 101.9 per 100 people Profile #136 Ecuador 101.6 per 100 people Profile #137 Iraq 100.1 per 100 people Profile #138 Nepal 99.8 per 100 people Profile #139 Bhutan 99.8 per 100 people Profile #140 Tuvalu 98.9 per 100 people Profile #141 St. Lucia 98.7 per 100 people Profile #142 Bolivia 98 per 100 people Profile #143 Guinea 97.9 per 100 people Profile #144 Gibraltar 97.6 per 100 people Profile #145 Egypt 97.1 per 100 people Profile #146 Bahamas 96.7 per 100 people Profile #147 Bermuda 96.7 per 100 people Profile #148 Grenada 95.8 per 100 people Profile #149 Republic of the Congo 95.5 per 100 people Profile #150 Zimbabwe 94.2 per 100 people Profile #151 Canada 94.1 per 100 people Profile #152 Curaçao 93.8 per 100 people Profile #153 Dominican Republic 93.7 per 100 people Profile #154 Rwanda 93.2 per 100 people Profile #155 British Virgin Islands 93.1 per 100 people Profile #156 Mauritania 92.1 per 100 people Profile #157 New Caledonia 91.7 per 100 people Profile #158 U.S. Virgin Islands 91.5 per 100 people Profile #159 Vanuatu 89.3 per 100 people Profile #160 Albania 89.1 per 100 people Profile #161 Turkmenistan 88.2 per 100 people Profile #162 Nauru 87.2 per 100 people Profile #163 Dominica 85.2 per 100 people Profile #164 Namibia 85.2 per 100 people Profile #165 Uganda 83.2 per 100 people Profile #167 India 79.4 per 100 people Profile #168 Pakistan 76.9 per 100 people Profile #169 Palestine 76.7 per 100 people Profile #170 Tajikistan 76.2 per 100 people Profile #171 Madagascar 75.5 per 100 people Profile #172 Lebanon 74 per 100 people Profile #175 Syria 71.2 per 100 people Profile #176 Venezuela 71 per 100 people Profile #177 Honduras 70.9 per 100 people Profile #178 Nigeria 70.8 per 100 people Profile #179 Lesotho 70.3 per 100 people Profile #180 Sudan 70.2 per 100 people Profile #181 Angola 69.7 per 100 people Profile #182 Jordan 69.6 per 100 people Profile #183 Malawi 69.3 per 100 people Profile #184 Belize 67.2 per 100 people Profile #185 Haiti 65.2 per 100 people Profile #186 Ethiopia 65.1 per 100 people Profile #188 Burundi 63.2 per 100 people Profile #189 Sao Tome and Principe 62.4 per 100 people Profile #190 Samoa 62.4 per 100 people Profile #191 Solomon Islands 62.1 per 100 people Profile #192 Tonga 61.7 per 100 people Profile #193 Niger 60.6 per 100 people Profile #194 Afghanistan 60.1 per 100 people Profile #195 Eritrea 59.1 per 100 people Profile #196 Democratic Republic of the Congo 58.5 per 100 people Profile #197 Somalia 54 per 100 people Profile #198 Kiribati 53.5 per 100 people Profile #199 Yemen 50.9 per 100 people Profile #200 Equatorial Guinea 49.5 per 100 people Profile #201 Mozambique 49.5 per 100 people Profile #202 Djibouti 48.5 per 100 people Profile #203 South Sudan 46.6 per 100 people Profile #204 Marshall Islands 39.7 per 100 people Profile #205 Central African Republic 38.8 per 100 people Profile #206 Papua New Guinea 38.8 per 100 people Profile #207 Liberia 32.1 per 100 people Profile #208 North Korea 24.1 per 100 people Profile #209 Micronesia 20 per 100 people Profile