World Bank • Mobile at a Glance
Norway Norway 2005 2010
High-income group 2010
Economic and social context Population (total, million) GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method (current US$) Rural population (% of total) Expected years of schooling (years) Physicians density (per 1,000 people) Depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults)
5 62,490 23 17 3.8 422
5 87,350 22 17 4.2 529
1,127 38,746 22 16 2.8 —
— —
3 4,478
103 37 100 1.9 1.8
115a 32a 100 62.2a 44.5a
118a 36a 100 69.6a 57.6a
94 189 6.5 —
95 246a 16.4 —
93 339 24.3 78.2a
Sector structure Number of mobile operators Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) (scale = 0–10,000)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, 2005–11 Number per 100 people
150 120 90 60 30 0
2005
2007 2009 Norway High-income group
Sector performance Access Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) Mobile cellular subscriptions (% prepaid) Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%) Mobile broadband subscriptions (per 100 people) Mobile broadband (% of total mobile subscriptions)
Usage Households with a mobile telephone (%) Mobile voice usage (minutes per user per month) Population using mobile Internet (%) Short Message Service (SMS) users (% of mobile users)
Mobile basket, 2005–10 Percentage of GNI per capita 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0
Affordability Mobile basket (% of GNI per capita)
0.5
0.3
1.0
2005
2010
High-income group 2010
2 11,190 29 11 1.7 —
3 18,260 28 12 1.9 1,012
1,127 38,746 22 16 2.8 —
— —
2 5,072
55 89 92 — —
169a 80a 98 26.5a 15.9a
118a 36a 100 69.6a 57.6a
80 — — —
95 — — 82.0
93 339 24.3 78.2a
0.9
0.6
1.0
2011
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Norway High-income group
Oman Oman
Economic and social context Population (total, million) GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method (current US$) Rural population (% of total) Expected years of schooling (years) Physicians density (per 1,000 people) Depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults)
Number per 100 people 200
150 100 50
Sector structure Number of mobile operators Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) (scale = 0–10,000)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, 2005–11
0 2005
2007 2009 Oman High-income group
Sector performance Access Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) Mobile cellular subscriptions (% prepaid) Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%) Mobile broadband subscriptions (per 100 people) Mobile broadband (% of total mobile subscriptions)
Usage Households with a mobile telephone (%) Mobile voice usage (minutes per user per month) Population using mobile Internet (%) Short Message Service (SMS) users (% of mobile users)
Mobile basket, 2005–10 Percentage of GNI per capita 1.5 1.2 0.9
Affordability Mobile basket (% of GNI per capita)
2011
0.6 0.3 0.0
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Oman High-income group
Sources: Economic and social context: IMF, UIS, UN, WHO and World Bank; Sector structure: ictDATA.org; Sector performance: ictDATA.org, ITU; Wireless Intelligence, and World Bank. Notes: Use of italics in the column entries indicates years or periods other than those specified. — Not available. GNI = gross national income. a. Data are for 2011.
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