Telephones - mobile cellular (2001) | Telephones - mobile cellular (2004) | ||
Afghanistan | NA | 15,000 (2002) | |
Albania | 3,100 (1999) | 1.1 million (2003) | |
Algeria | 33,500 (1999) | 1,447,310 (2003) | |
American Samoa | 2,550 (1997) | 2,377 (1999) | |
Andorra | 14,117 (December 1998) | 23,500 (2001) | |
Angola | 7,052 (1997) | 130,000 (2002) | |
Anguilla | NA | 1,800 (2002) | |
Antarctica | NA | NA | |
Antigua and Barbuda | 1,300 (1996) | 38,200 (2002) | |
Argentina | 3 million (December 1999) | 6.5 million (2002) | |
Armenia | 6,220 (1997) | 114,400 (2003) | |
Aruba | 3,402 (1997) | 53,000 (2001) | |
Australia | 6.4 million (1998) | 14.347 million (2003) | |
Austria | 4.5 million (2000) | 7,094,500 (2003) | |
Azerbaijan | 40,000 (1997) | 870,000 (2002) | |
Bahamas, The | 6,152 (1997) | 121,800 (2002) | |
Bahrain | 58,543 (1997) | 443,100 (2003) | |
Bangladesh | 283,000 (2000) | 1.365 million (2003) | |
Barbados | 8,013 (1997) | 140,000 (2003) | |
Belarus | 8,167 (1997) | 1.118 million (2003) | |
Belgium | 974,494 (1997) | 8,135,500 (2002) | |
Belize | 3,023 (1997) | 60,400 (2003) | |
Benin | 4,295 (1997) | 236,200 (2003) | |
Bermuda | 7,980 (1996) | 37,873 (2003) | |
Bhutan | NA | 8,000 (2003) | |
Bolivia | 116,000 (1997) | 1,401,500 (2003) | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9,000 (1997) | 1.05 million (2003) | |
Botswana | NA | 435,000 (2002) | |
Brazil | 4.4 million (1997) | 46,373,300 (2003) | |
British Virgin Islands | NA | 8,000 (2002) | |
Brunei | 43,524 (1996) | 137,000 (2002) | |
Bulgaria | 596,000 (2000) | 2,597,500 (2002) | |
Burkina Faso | 1,503 (1997) | 227,000 (2003) | |
Burma | 8,492 (1997) | 66,500 (2003) | |
Burundi | 619 (1997) | 64,000 (2003) | |
Cambodia | 80,000 (2000) | 380,000 (2002) | |
Cameroon | 4,200 (1997) | 1.077 million (2003) | |
Canada | 4.207 million (1997) | 13,221,800 (2003) | |
Cape Verde | 19,729 (1997) | 53,300 (2003) | |
Cayman Islands | 2,534 (1995) | 17,000 (2002) | |
Central African Republic | 570 (1997) | 13,000 (2003) | |
Chad | NA | 65,000 (2003) | |
Chile | 944,225 (1998) | 6,445,700 (2002) | |
China | 65 million (January 2001) | 269 million (2003) | |
Christmas Island | 0 (1999) | NA | |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 0 (1999) | note - analog cellular service available | |
Colombia | 1,800,229 (December 1998) | 6,186,200 (2003) | |
Comoros | NA | 2,000 (2003) | |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 8,900 (1997) | 1 million (2003) | |
Congo, Republic of the | 1,000 (1996) | 330,000 (2003) | |
Cook Islands | 0 (1994) | 1,500 (2002) | |
Costa Rica | 143,000 (2000) | 528,047 (2002) | |
Cote d'Ivoire | 322,500 (May 2000) | 1.236 million (2003) | |
Croatia | 187,000 (yearend 1998) | 2.553 million (2003) | |
Cuba | 2,994 (1997) | 17,900 (2002) | |
Cyprus | Greek Cypriot area: 68,000 (1998); Turkish Cypriot area: 70,000 (1999) | Republic of Cyprus: 417,900 (2002); north Cyprus: 143,178 (2002) | |
Czech Republic | 4.346 million (2000) | 9,708,700 (2003) | |
Denmark | 1,444,016 (1997) | 4,785,300 (2003) | |
Djibouti | 203 (1997) | 23,000 (2003) | |
Dominica | 461 (1996) | 9,400 (2002) | |
Dominican Republic | 130,149 (1997) | 2,120,400 (2003) | |
East Timor | - | NA | |
Ecuador | 160,061 (1997) | 2,394,400 (2003) | |
Egypt | 380,000 (1999) | 5,797,500 (2003) | |
El Salvador | 40,163 (1997) | 1,149,800 (2003) | |
Equatorial Guinea | NA | 41,500 (2003) | |
Eritrea | NA | NA | |
Estonia | 475,000 (yearend 2000) | 881,000 (2002) | |
Ethiopia | 4,000 (1999) | 97,800 (2003) | |
European Union | - | 314,644,700 (2002) | |
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | NA | 0 (2001) | |
Faroe Islands | 10,761 (1999) | 30,700 (2002) | |
Fiji | 5,200 (1997) | 109,900 (2003) | |
Finland | 2,162,574 (1997) | 4.7 million (2003) | |
France | 11.078 million (yearend 1998) | 41,683,100 (2003) | |
French Guiana | NA | 138,200 (2002) | |
French Polynesia | 5,427 (1997) | 90,000 (2002) | |
Gabon | 9,500 (1997) | 300,000 (2003) | |
Gambia, The | 5,624 (2000) | 100,000 (2002) | |
Gaza Strip | NA | 320,000 (cellular subscribers in both Gaza Strip and West Bank) (2002) | |
Georgia | 30,000 (1997) | 522,300 (2003) | |
Germany | 15.318 million (April 1999) | 64.8 million (2003) | |
Ghana | 30,000 (yearend 1998) | 799,900 (2003) | |
Gibraltar | 1,620 (1997) | 9,797 (2002) | |
Greece | 937,700 (1997) | 8,936,200 (2003) | |
Greenland | 12,676 (end 1999) | 16,747 (2001) | |
Grenada | 976 (1997) | 7,600 (2002) | |
Guadeloupe | NA | 323,500 (2002) | |
Guam | 55,000 (1998) | 32,600 (2001) | |
Guatemala | 663,296 (September 2000) | 1,577,100 (2002) | |
Guernsey | 12,000 (1997) | 31,500 (2001) | |
Guinea | 2,868 (1997) | 111,500 (2003) | |
Guinea-Bissau | NA | 1,300 (2003) | |
Guyana | 6,100 (2000) | 87,300 (2002) | |
Haiti | 0 (1995) | 140,000 (2002) | |
Holy See (Vatican City) | NA | NA | |
Honduras | 14,427 (1997) | 326,500 (2002) | |
Hong Kong | 3.7 million (December 1999) | 7,241,400 (2003) | |
Hungary | 1.269 million (July 1999) | 6,862,800 (2002) | |
Iceland | 65,746 (1997) | 279,100 (2003) | |
India | 2.93 million (November 2000) | 26,154,400 (2003) | |
Indonesia | 1.07 million (1998) | 11.7 million (2002) | |
Iran | 265,000 (August 1998) | 3,376,500 (2003) | |
Iraq | NA; service available in northern Iraq (2001) | 20,000 (2002) | |
Ireland | 2 million (2001) | 3.4 million (2003) | |
Isle of Man | NA | NA | |
Israel | 2.5 million (1999) | 6.334 million (2002) | |
Italy | 20.5 million (1999) | 55.918 million (2003) | |
Jamaica | 54,640 (1996) | 1.4 million (2002) | |
Japan | 63.88 million (2000) | 86,658,600 (2003) | |
Jersey | 4,400 (1997) | 61,400 (2001) | |
Jordan | 11,500 (1995) | 1,325,300 (2003) | |
Kazakhstan | 11,202 (1997) | 1.027 million (2002) | |
Kenya | 5,345 (1997) | 1,590,800 (2003) | |
Kiribati | NA | 500 (2002) | |
Korea, North | NA | NA | |
Korea, South | 27 million (June 2000) | 33,591,800 (2003) | |
Kuwait | 210,000 (1997) | 1.42 million (2003) | |
Kyrgyzstan | NA | 53,100 (2002) | |
Laos | 4,915 (1997) | 55,200 (2002) | |
Latvia | 77,100 (1997) | 1,219,600 (2003) | |
Lebanon | 580,000 (1999) | 775,100 (2002) | |
Lesotho | 1,262 (1996) | 92,000 (2002) | |
Liberia | 0 (1995) | 2,000 (2001) | |
Libya | NA | 100,000 (2003) | |
Liechtenstein | NA | 11,400 (2002) | |
Lithuania | 297,500 (November 1998) | 2,169,900 (2003) | |
Luxembourg | 215,741 (2000) | 473,000 (2002) | |
Macau | 120,957 (2000) | 364,000 (2003) | |
Macedonia | - | 365,300 (2002) | |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | 12,362 (1997) | - | |
Madagascar | 4,000 (1997) | 279,500 (2003) | |
Malawi | 7,000 (1997) | 135,100 (2003) | |
Malaysia | 2.698 million (1999) | 11,124,100 (2003) | |
Maldives | 1,290 (1997) | 41,900 (2002) | |
Mali | 2,842 (1997) | 250,000 (2003) | |
Malta | 17,691 (1997) | 290,000 (2003) | |
Marshall Islands | 365 (1996) | 600 (2002) | |
Martinique | 15,000 (1997) | 319,900 (2002) | |
Mauritania | NA | 300,000 (2003) | |
Mauritius | 37,000 (1997) | 462,400 (2003) | |
Mayotte | 0 (2000) | 21,700 (2002) | |
Mexico | 2.02 million (1998) | 28.125 million (2003) | |
Micronesia, Federated States of | NA | 1,800 (2002) | |
Moldova | 2,200 (1997) | 338,200 (2002) | |
Monaco | NA | 19,300 (2002) | |
Mongolia | 110,000 (2001) | 216,000 (2002) | |
Montserrat | 70 (1994) | 70 (1994) | |
Morocco | 116,645 (1998) | 7,332,800 (2003) | |
Mozambique | 18,500 (2000) | 428,900 (2003) | |
Namibia | NA | 223,700 (2003) | |
Nauru | 450 (1994) | 1,500 (2002) | |
Nepal | NA | 50,400 (2003) | |
Netherlands | 4,081,891 (April 1999) | 12.5 million (2003) | |
Netherlands Antilles | 13,977 (1996) | 81,000 (2001) | |
New Caledonia | 13,040 (1998) | 80,000 (2002) | |
New Zealand | 588,000 (1998) | 2.599 million (2003) | |
Nicaragua | 7,911 (1997) | 202,800 (2002) | |
Niger | 13,000 (1995) | 24,000 (2003) | |
Nigeria | 26,700 (1997) | 3,149,500 (2003) | |
Niue | 0 (1991) | 400 (2002) | |
Norfolk Island | 0 (1983) | 0 (proposed cellular service disallowed in August 2002 island referendum) (2002) | |
Northern Mariana Islands | 1,200 (1995) | 3,000 (2000) | |
Norway | 2,080,408 (1998) | 4,163,400 (2003) | |
Oman | 59,822 (1997) | 464,900 (2002) | |
Pakistan | 158,000 (1998) | 2,624,800 (2003) | |
Palau | 0 (1988) | 1,000 (2002) | |
Panama | 17,000 (1997) | 834,000 (2003) | |
Papua New Guinea | 3,053 (1996) | 15,000 (2002) | |
Paraguay | 510,000 (2001) | 1,770,300 (2003) | |
Peru | 504,995 (1998) | 2,908,800 (2003) | |
Philippines | 1.959 million (1998) | 15.201 million (2002) | |
Poland | 1.78 million (1998) | 17.4 million (2003) | |
Portugal | 3,074,194 (1999) | 9,341,400 (2003) | |
Puerto Rico | 169,265 (1996) | 1,211,111 (2001) | |
Qatar | 43,476 (1997) | 376,500 (2003) | |
Reunion | 85,000 (1999) | 489,800 (2002) | |
Romania | 645,500 (1999) | 6.9 million (2003) | |
Russia | 2.5 million (October 2000) | 17,608,800 (2002) | |
Rwanda | NA
note: however, Rwanda has mobile cellular service between Kigali and several prefecture capitals (2000) |
134,000
note: Rwanda has mobile cellular service between Kigali and several prefecture capitals (2003) |
|
Saint Helena | 0 (1997) | 0 (1997) | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 205 (1997) | 5,000 (2002) | |
Saint Lucia | 1,600 (1997) | 14,300 (2002) | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 (1994) | 0 (1994) | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | NA | 10,000 (2002) | |
Samoa | 1,545 (February 1998) | 2,700 (2002) | |
San Marino | 3,010 (1998) | 16,800 (2002) | |
Sao Tome and Principe | 6,942 (1997) | 4,800 (2003) | |
Saudi Arabia | 1 million
note: in 1998, the government contracted for the installation of 575,000 additional Group Speciale Mobile (GSM) cellular telephone lines over 15 months to raise the total number of subscribers to more than one million; Riyadh planned to further expand the GSM system in 1999 by adding an additional one million lines (1998) |
7,238,200 (2003) | |
Senegal | 1,149 (1996) | 575,900 (2003) | |
Serbia and Montenegro | - | 3,634,600 (2003) | |
Seychelles | 16,316 (1999) | 54,500 (2003) | |
Sierra Leone | 650 (1999) | 67,000 (2002) | |
Singapore | 2.333 million (November 2000) | 3,521,800 (2004) | |
Slovakia | 736,662 (April 1999) | 3,678,800 (2003) | |
Slovenia | 1 million (2000) | 1,739,100 (2003) | |
Solomon Islands | 658 (1997) | 1,000 (2002) | |
Somalia | NA | 35,000 (2002) | |
South Africa | over 2,000,000 (1999) | 16.86 million (2003) | |
Spain | 8.394 million (1999) | 37,506,700 (2003) | |
Sri Lanka | 228,604 (1999) | 931,600 (2002) | |
Sudan | 20,000 (2000) | 650,000 (2003) | |
Suriname | 4,090 (1997) | 168,100 (2003) | |
Svalbard | NA | NA | |
Swaziland | 30,000 (2000) | 88,000 (2003) | |
Sweden | 3.835 million (October 1998) | 7.949 million (2002) | |
Switzerland | 1.967 million (1999) | 6.172 million (2003) | |
Syria | NA | 400,000 (2002) | |
Taiwan | 16 million (September 2000) | 25,089,600 (2003) | |
Tajikistan | 2,500 (1997) | 47,600 (2003) | |
Tanzania | 30,000 (1999) | 891,200 (2003) | |
Thailand | 2.3 million (1998) | 16.117 million (2002) | |
Togo | 2,995 (1997) | 220,000 (2003) | |
Tokelau | 0 (2001) | 0 (2001) | |
Tonga | 302 (1996) | 3,400 (2002) | |
Trinidad and Tobago | 17,411 (1997) | 361,900 (2002) | |
Tunisia | 50,000 (1998) | 1,899,900 (2003) | |
Turkey | 12.1 million (1999) | 27,887,500 (2003) | |
Turkmenistan | 4,300 (1998) | 52,000 (2004) | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 (1994) | 1,700 (1999) | |
Tuvalu | 0 (1994) | 0 (1994) | |
Uganda | 9,000 (1998) | 776,200 (2003) | |
Ukraine | 236,000 (1998) | 4.2 million (2002) | |
United Arab Emirates | 1 million (1999) | 2,972,300 (2003) | |
United Kingdom | 13 million (yearend 1998) | 49.677 million (2002) | |
United States | 69.209 million (1998) | 158.722 million (2003) | |
Uruguay | 300,000 (2000) | 652,000 (2002) | |
Uzbekistan | 26,000 (1998) | 320,800 (2003) | |
Vanuatu | 154 (1996) | 7,800 (2003) | |
Venezuela | 2 million (1998) | 6,463,600 (2002) | |
Vietnam | 730,155 (2000) | 2.742 million (2003) | |
Virgin Islands | 2,000 (1992) | 41,000 (2002) | |
Wallis and Futuna | 0 (1994) | 0 (1994) | |
West Bank | NA | 480,000 (cellular subscribers in both West Bank and Gaza Strip) (2003) | |
Western Sahara | 0 (1999) | 0 (1999) | |
World | NA | NA | |
Yemen | 32,042 (2000) | 411,100 (2002) | |
Yugoslavia | 87,000 (1997) | - | |
Zambia | 6,000 (1998) | 241,000 (2003) | |
Zimbabwe | 70,000 (1999) | 379,100 (2003) |