The table graph illustrates the number of people per thousand who possessed mobile phones and personal computers in six countries in 2003.
Overall, it is clear that Luxemburg had the highest mobile phone as well as PC ownership. In all the countries apart from Italy and Germany, PC owners outnumbered mobile phone ownership.
In detail, it can be seen that around 900 people per thousand owned personal computers in Luxemburg and the comparative figure for PC owners was marginally less at 872 per 1000 people. Similarly, in Singapore and South Korea, PC ownership stood at 690 and 452 per 1000 people respectively, while the figures for mobile phone users were 684 and 380 respectively. China had the least figures with just 35 people owning mobile phones per 1000 people and 88 people possessing a PC per 1000 people.
Unlike the above-mentioned countries, in Italy and Germany, more people owned mobile phones than personal computers. In Italy, 737 per 1000 people owned mobile phones, while the figure for PC owners was about 250 less. In Germany, PC ownership was the same as in South Korea at 452 per 1000 people, but about 580 per 1000 people had mobile phones.
