Countries in North America by mobile subscriptions
Mobile phone subscriptions for every 100 people. One person can hold several SIM cards, so many countries pass 100. 23 countries in North America, highest first. World Bank, mostly 2024
Median country
108
half above, half below| # | Country | Per 100 people | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 201 | 2022 | Caribbean | |
| 2 | 177 | 2024 | Central America | |
| 3 | 157 | 2023 | Central America | |
| 4 | 136 | 2024 | Central America | |
| =5 | 119 | 2023 | Caribbean | |
| =5 | 119 | 2024 | Caribbean | |
| 7 | 118 | 2024 | Caribbean | |
| 8 | 116 | 2024 | Central America | |
| 9 | 115 | 2022 | Caribbean | |
| =10 | 113 | 2024 | Central America | |
| =10 | 113 | 2024 | Northern America | |
| 12 | 108 | 2024 | Caribbean | |
| 13 | 106 | 2024 | Central America | |
| 14 | 99 | 2022 | Caribbean | |
| 15 | 97 | 2024 | Caribbean | |
| 16 | 96 | 2022 | Caribbean | |
| =17 | 94 | 2024 | Northern America | |
| =17 | 94 | 2024 | Caribbean | |
| 19 | 85 | 2022 | Caribbean | |
| 20 | 73 | 2024 | Caribbean | |
| 21 | 71 | 2024 | Central America | |
| 22 | 67 | 2022 | Central America | |
| 23 | 65 | 2022 | Caribbean |
Territories and other places
Not ranked: dependencies of the states above, places whose status is disputed. Highest first.
| Place | Per 100 people | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 205 | Territory of Netherlands | |
| 139 | Territory of United Kingdom | |
| 131 | Territory of Netherlands | |
| 126 | Territory of United States of America | |
| 119 | Territory of Denmark | |
| 97 | Territory of United Kingdom | |
| 94 | Territory of Netherlands | |
| 93 | Territory of United Kingdom | |
| 91 | Territory of United States of America |
Questions
- Which country in North America has the most mobile subscriptions?
- Antigua and Barbuda has the most mobile subscriptions in North America: 201 subscriptions per 100 people (2022). Next come El Salvador (177 subscriptions per 100 people) and Panama (157 subscriptions per 100 people).
- Which country in North America has the fewest mobile subscriptions?
- Haiti, with 65 subscriptions per 100 people (2022).
- What is the typical mobile subscriptions of a country in North America?
- The median of the 23 countries in North America is 108 subscriptions per 100 people: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
- Where do the figures come from?
- Mobile phone subscriptions for every 100 people. One person can hold several SIM cards, so many countries pass 100. Source: World Bank, mostly 2024. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.
Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 5 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.