Countries by Mobile penetration rate (2023)

Mobile penetration rate in 2023: highest in Fiji (361%), lowest in Papua New Guinea (34.06%), median 118.7% across the 172 countries in this dataset, according to ITU.

Browse Mobile penetration rate (measured in %) across 258 countries and regions. Select a country to view an interactive chart with historical data, cross-country comparison, and trend analysis. All data sourced from ITU.

Unit: %258 countries and regionsSource: ITU

Data updated:8 Oct 2026Last checked:12 Nov 2026Frequency:AnnualCoverage:1960–2025

Highest Mobile penetration rate, 2023

1.Fiji361%
2.Hong Kong319.5%
3.Montenegro207.2%
4.United Arab Emirates199.4%
5.Macao192.5%
6.Russia180.8%
7.El Salvador179.7%
8.Botswana179%
9.Japan178.4%
10.Singapore173.2%

Lowest Mobile penetration rate, 2023

163.Ethiopia59.87%
164.Afghanistan55.55%
165.Somalia53.96%
166.DR Congo53.19%
167.Kiribati51.25%
168.Yemen50.89%
169.Djibouti48.45%
170.Mozambique47.5%
171.South Sudan46.62%
172.Papua New Guinea34.06%

All 172 ranked countries, 2023— select a country to view interactive chart

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FijiRank 1 of 172 Hong KongRank 2 of 172 MontenegroRank 3 of 172 United Arab EmiratesRank 4 of 172 MacaoRank 5 of 172 RussiaRank 6 of 172 El SalvadorRank 7 of 172 BotswanaRank 8 of 172 JapanRank 9 of 172 SingaporeRank 10 of 172 Cote d'IvoireRank 11 of 172 South AfricaRank 12 of 172 ThailandRank 13 of 172 KuwaitRank 14 of 172 ColombiaRank 15 of 172 IranRank 16 of 172 MauritiusRank 17 of 172 South KoreaRank 18 of 172 QatarRank 19 of 172 Saudi ArabiaRank 20 of 172 SurinameRank 21 of 172 PanamaRank 22 of 172 AndorraRank 23 of 172 GeorgiaRank 24 of 172 BahrainRank 25 of 172 IsraelRank 26 of 172 EstoniaRank 27 of 172 CyprusRank 28 of 172 MoroccoRank 29 of 172 LuxembourgRank 30 of 172 MalaysiaRank 31 of 172 Sri LankaRank 32 of 172 UruguayRank 33 of 172 MaldivesRank 34 of 172 MongoliaRank 35 of 172 MaltaRank 36 of 172 SwedenRank 37 of 172 SlovakiaRank 38 of 172 ArgentinaRank 39 of 172 LithuaniaRank 40 of 172 ChileRank 41 of 172 PalauRank 42 of 172 PolandRank 43 of 172 ArmeniaRank 44 of 172 Trinidad and TobagoRank 45 of 172 Costa RicaRank 46 of 172 UkraineRank 47 of 172 TunisiaRank 48 of 172 ItalyRank 49 of 172 VietnamRank 50 of 172 SwitzerlandRank 51 of 172 MoldovaRank 52 of 172 SeychellesRank 53 of 172 SloveniaRank 54 of 172 BelarusRank 55 of 172 SerbiaRank 56 of 172 EswatiniRank 57 of 172 ChinaRank 58 of 172 Guinea-BissauRank 59 of 172 SpainRank 60 of 172 FinlandRank 61 of 172 KazakhstanRank 62 of 172 LiechtensteinRank 63 of 172 New ZealandRank 64 of 172 DenmarkRank 65 of 172 ParaguayRank 66 of 172 Czech RepublicRank 67 of 172 NetherlandsRank 68 of 172 IndonesiaRank 69 of 172 GermanyRank 70 of 172 Puerto RicoRank 71 of 172 SenegalRank 72 of 172 RomaniaRank 73 of 172 PortugalRank 74 of 172 United KingdomRank 75 of 172 GabonRank 76 of 172 OmanRank 77 of 172 PeruRank 78 of 172 AustriaRank 79 of 172 IcelandRank 80 of 172 MyanmarRank 81 of 172 CambodiaRank 82 of 172 KenyaRank 83 of 172 LatviaRank 84 of 172 St. Kitts and NevisRank 85 of 172 French PolynesiaRank 86 of 172 Brunei DarussalamRank 87 of 172 BulgariaRank 88 of 172 NepalRank 89 of 172 Bosnia and HerzegovinaRank 90 of 172 PhilippinesRank 91 of 172 The GambiaRank 92 of 172 CroatiaRank 93 of 172 FranceRank 94 of 172 Burkina FasoRank 95 of 172 BeninRank 96 of 172 JamaicaRank 97 of 172 GuatemalaRank 98 of 172 Cabo VerdeRank 99 of 172 Timor-LesteRank 100 of 172 AustraliaRank 101 of 172 United StatesRank 102 of 172 MexicoRank 103 of 172 AlgeriaRank 104 of 172 BangladeshRank 105 of 172 IrelandRank 106 of 172 GreeceRank 107 of 172 ComorosRank 108 of 172 NorwayRank 109 of 172 Kyrgyz RepublicRank 110 of 172 AzerbaijanRank 111 of 172 UzbekistanRank 112 of 172 North MacedoniaRank 113 of 172 NicaraguaRank 114 of 172 TurkeyRank 115 of 172 TanzaniaRank 116 of 172 HungaryRank 117 of 172 MonacoRank 118 of 172 BelgiumRank 119 of 172 ZambiaRank 120 of 172 St. Vincent and the GrenadinesRank 121 of 172 IraqRank 122 of 172 EcuadorRank 123 of 172 BrazilRank 124 of 172 The BahamasRank 125 of 172 GhanaRank 126 of 172 NigeriaRank 127 of 172 GuineaRank 128 of 172 CameroonRank 129 of 172 BhutanRank 130 of 172 Republic of the CongoRank 131 of 172 CanadaRank 132 of 172 CuracaoRank 133 of 172 AlbaniaRank 134 of 172 EgyptRank 135 of 172 Dominican RepublicRank 136 of 172 ZimbabweRank 137 of 172 RwandaRank 138 of 172 British Virgin IslandsRank 139 of 172 MauritaniaRank 140 of 172 VanuatuRank 141 of 172 NamibiaRank 142 of 172 IndiaRank 143 of 172 West Bank and GazaRank 144 of 172 PakistanRank 145 of 172 UgandaRank 146 of 172 TajikistanRank 147 of 172 TogoRank 148 of 172 MadagascarRank 149 of 172 HondurasRank 150 of 172 Syrian Arab RepublicRank 151 of 172 VenezuelaRank 152 of 172 ChadRank 153 of 172 AngolaRank 154 of 172 CubaRank 155 of 172 LesothoRank 156 of 172 JordanRank 157 of 172 NigerRank 158 of 172 Lao PDRRank 159 of 172 Sao Tome and PrincipeRank 160 of 172 BurundiRank 161 of 172 MalawiRank 162 of 172 EthiopiaRank 163 of 172 AfghanistanRank 164 of 172 SomaliaRank 165 of 172 DR CongoRank 166 of 172 KiribatiRank 167 of 172 YemenRank 168 of 172 DjiboutiRank 169 of 172 MozambiqueRank 170 of 172 South SudanRank 171 of 172 Papua New GuineaRank 172 of 172

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