India vs Uganda: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people

India

79.35 per 100 people

in 2024

Uganda

83.17 per 100 people

in 2024

India rank

167th

Uganda rank

165th

Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

Uganda currently reports 83.17 per 100 people against 79.35 per 100 people in India, a difference of 3.81 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uganda ahead.

India ranks 167th and Uganda ranks 165th of 212 countries.

Indicator: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people
Unit: per 100 people
Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 212 places, 8,985 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

This number can get over 100 when the average person has more than one subscription to a mobile service.