Countries in Oceania by mobile subscriptions
Mobile phone subscriptions for every 100 people. One person can hold several SIM cards, so many countries pass 100. 12 countries in Oceania, highest first. World Bank, mostly 2022
Median country
62
half above, half below| # | Country | Per 100 people | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Palau | 135 | 2023 | Micronesia |
| 2 |  New Zealand | 130 | 2024 | Australia and New Zealand |
| 3 |  Australia | 113 | 2024 | Australia and New Zealand |
| 4 |  Vanuatu | 89 | 2023 | Melanesia |
| 5 |  Nauru | 87 | 2022 | Micronesia |
| =6 |  Samoa | 62 | 2022 | Polynesia |
| =6 |  Solomon Islands | 62 | 2022 | Melanesia |
| =6 |  Tonga | 62 | 2022 | Polynesia |
| 9 |  Kiribati | 54 | 2024 | Micronesia |
| 10 |  Marshall Islands | 40 | 2022 | Micronesia |
| 11 |  Papua New Guinea | 39 | 2024 | Melanesia |
| 12 |  Micronesia | 20 | 2022 | Micronesia |
No World Bank figure for Fiji.
Territories and other places
Not ranked: dependencies of the states above, places whose status is disputed. Highest first.
| Place | Per 100 people | Status |
|---|---|---|
 French Polynesia | 119 | Territory of France |
 New Caledonia | 92 | Territory of France |
Questions
- Which country in Oceania has the most mobile subscriptions?
- Palau has the most mobile subscriptions in Oceania: 135 subscriptions per 100 people (2023). Next come New Zealand (130 subscriptions per 100 people) and Australia (113 subscriptions per 100 people).
- Which country in Oceania has the fewest mobile subscriptions?
- Micronesia, with 20 subscriptions per 100 people (2022).
- What is the typical mobile subscriptions of a country in Oceania?
- The median of the 12 countries in Oceania is 62 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 2022. 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.