Europe is the most connected, but mobile phone use is rising around the world

Nokia has created a graphic that shows the penetration rates of mobile phones around the world. Europe leads the pack, but the Americas aren't far behind.

Wonder how many mobile phones are floating around your country? Well, Nokia has taken official numbers from the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and plotted them on a big, colorful world map. Unfortunately, the Finnish handset maker didn’t translate the numbers to make sense to anyone outside of the industry, but hey, that’s what we’re here for.

Europe and the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) are the most connected with about 12.5 mobile phones for every 10 people, followed by The Americas with about 9 phones for every 10 people. Worst is Africa with only 4 phones for every 10 people. The full list is below.

What the numbers mean:

Europe: 12.5 phones for every 10 peopleCIS: 12.5 phones for every 10 peopleAmericas: 9 phones for every 10 peopleArab States: 7.7 phones for every 10 peopleAsia & Pacific: 6.7 phones for every 10 peopleAfrica: 4 phones for every 10 people

It should be noted that if you remove old people and kids from the equation, all of these numbers likely rise dramatically. It also varies by location greatly and this graphic is very broad. To check out other cool infographics, head here.

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