Where the Population is Controlled by Skinnerboxes Inside People's Pockets (or Purses)
Let us say that a skinnerbox nation is a nation where the large majority of people are attached to a skinnerbox, controlling or manipulating them through "apps". Judging by data from here, here are the top nations by mobile usage (skinnerbox nations):
Country | Mobile usage (percent of Web-connected devices) |
Sudan | 94.48 |
Chad | 90.78 |
Iraq | 90.21 |
Syrian Arab Republic | 89.41 |
Philippines | 88.55 |
Palestinian Territory | 88.47 |
Gambia | 87.94 |
Mali | 87.5 |
Mayotte | 87.38 |
Congo (Democratic Republic of the) | 86.54 |
Cameroon | 86.54 |
Niger | 86.49 |
Comoros | 86.35 |
Mauritania | 86.34 |
Haiti | 86.23 |
Djibouti | 86.2 |
Guinea | 86.13 |
Wallis and Futuna | 85.84 |
Christmas Island | 85.71 |
Afghanistan | 85.6 |
Nigeria | 84.75 |
Central African Republic | 83.77 |
Sierra Leone | 83.51 |
Vietnam | 83.5 |
Liberia | 82.21 |
Senegal | 81.63 |
Benin | 81.45 |
Libya | 81.31 |
French Polynesia | 81.2 |
Swaziland | 81.07 |
Saudi Arabia | 80.76 |
Cote dIvoire | 80.65 |
Zambia | 80.61 |
Mexico | 80.52 |
Tanzania | 80.41 |
Guinea-Bissau | 80.31 |
Mozambique | 79.64 |
Albania | 79.64 |
Gabon | 79.6 |
India | 79.55 |
Somalia | 79.55 |
United Arab Emirates | 79.52 |
Turkmenistan | 79.47 |
Norfolk Island | 79.43 |
Nauru | 78.95 |
Burkina Faso | 78.8 |
Yemen | 78.75 |
New Caledonia | 78.35 |
Jordan | 78.26 |
Kiribati | 78.24 |
Vanuatu | 78.16 |
Oman | 78.04 |
Kuwait | 77.21 |
Ethiopia | 77.03 |
Myanmar | 76.62 |
Malawi | 76.58 |
Maldives | 76.54 |
Lao Peoples Democratic Republic | 75.34 |
Ghana | 75.31 |
Nepal | 75.18 |
Cuba | 74.93 |
Uganda | 74.84 |
Qatar | 74.52 |
Burundi | 73.91 |
Turkey | 73.74 |
Pakistan | 73.49 |
Iran | 73.48 |
Tonga | 73.42 |
Fiji | 73.41 |
French Guiana | 73.2 |
Aruba | 73.1 |
Papua New Guinea | 72.2 |
Mauritius | 72.13 |
Guadeloupe | 71.88 |
Bahrain | 71.86 |
Bangladesh | 71.74 |
South Africa | 71.73 |
Indonesia | 71.57 |
Kenya | 71.39 |
Azerbaijan | 70.85 |
Cape Verde | 70.52 |
Zimbabwe | 70.51 |
Jamaica | 70.39 |
Congo (Republic of the) | 70.35 |
Tajikistan | 70.25 |
Macedonia | 70.1 |
Angola | 70.06 |
Montenegro | 69.91 |
Bahamas | 69.84 |
Bermuda | 69.63 |
Algeria | 69.51 |
Bhutan | 69.22 |
Guatemala | 69.13 |
Suriname | 68.98 |
Namibia | 68.71 |
Reunion | 68.7 |
Solomon Islands | 68.55 |
Lebanon | 68.36 |
Dominican Republic | 68.02 |
Colombia | 67.46 |
Bulgaria | 67.44 |
Brazil | 67.29 |
Lesotho | 67.12 |
Guyana | 66.37 |
China | 66.26 |
Egypt | 65.94 |
Samoa | 65.77 |
Israel | 65.42 |
Honduras | 65.18 |
Madagascar | 65.14 |
Micronesia | 64.55 |
Puerto Rico | 64.39 |
Gibraltar | 64.31 |
Timor-Leste | 64.29 |
Kyrgyz Republic | 64.22 |
Botswana | 63.94 |
Singapore | 63.9 |
Saint Martin | 63.69 |
Hungary | 63.57 |
Tunisia | 63.55 |
British Virgin Islands | 63.51 |
Saint Helena | 63.45 |
Nicaragua | 63.41 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 63.27 |
France | 63.12 |
American Samoa | 62.74 |
Serbia | 62.41 |
Palau | 62.24 |
Venezuela | 61.9 |
Morocco | 61.28 |
Belize | 61.16 |
Cook Islands | 60.91 |
Poland | 60.71 |
Uzbekistan | 60.17 |
Argentina | 60.1 |
Panama | 59.91 |
Ireland | 59.82 |
Martinique | 59.45 |
South Korea | 59.36 |
Togo | 59.07 |
Spain | 58.95 |
El Salvador | 58.17 |
Georgia | 57.88 |
Paraguay | 57.86 |
Saint Lucia | 57.82 |
Cambodia | 57.78 |
Bolivia | 57.62 |
Niue | 57.25 |
Thailand | 57.2 |
Moldova | 57.2 |
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 57.01 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 56.92 |
Cayman Islands | 56.91 |
Costa Rica | 56.7 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 56.52 |
Brunei Darussalam | 56.37 |
Marshall Islands | 55.8 |
Kazakhstan | 55.62 |
Andorra | 55.16 |
Macao | 55.01 |
Faroe Islands | 54.41 |
Croatia | 54.36 |
Norway | 54.16 |
New Zealand | 53.98 |
United Kingdom | 53.97 |
Greenland | 53.93 |
Guernsey | 53.81 |
Tokelau | 53.7 |
Ecuador | 53.38 |
Turks and Caicos Islands | 53.37 |
Malta | 53.36 |
Guam | 53.03 |
Romania | 52.99 |
Malaysia | 52.83 |
Grenada | 52.44 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 52.4 |
Cyprus | 51.74 |
Anguilla | 51.69 |
Northern Mariana Islands | 51.67 |
Mongolia | 51.65 |
Rwanda | 51.23 |
Uruguay | 51.05 |
Jersey | 51.02 |
Belgium | 50.84 |
Hong Kong | 50.58 |
Lithuania | 50.44 |
Taiwan | 50.23 |
Pitcairn Islands | 50 |
Luxembourg | 49.9 |
Isle of Man | 49.85 |
Seychelles | 49.84 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 49.48 |
Italy | 49.3 |
United States of America | 49.06 |
Barbados | 49 |
Germany | 48.93 |
Chile | 47.77 |
Slovenia | 47.47 |
Peru | 46.49 |
Czech Republic | 46.3 |
Dominica | 46.28 |
Belarus | 46.26 |
Australia | 45.65 |
Sweden | 45.55 |
Equatorial Guinea | 45.32 |
Austria | 45.14 |
Japan | 45.07 |
Slovakia (Slovak Republic) | 44.94 |
Canada | 44.85 |
Iceland | 44.46 |
North Korea | 43.86 |
Eritrea | 43.41 |
Switzerland | 43.21 |
Sao Tome and Principe | 42.96 |
Netherlands | 42 |
Saint Barthelemy | 39.08 |
Sri Lanka | 38.98 |
Greece | 38.71 |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 38.6 |
Monaco | 37.1 |
Russian Federation | 35.94 |
Ukraine | 34.08 |
Portugal | 33.81 |
Finland | 33.53 |
Armenia | 33.36 |
Liechtenstein | 33.1 |
Denmark | 31.84 |
Svalbard & Jan Mayen Islands | 30.36 |
San Marino | 30.08 |
Montserrat | 29.88 |
Latvia | 27.06 |
Estonia | 19.5 |
Tuvalu | 14.71 |
Holy See (Vatican City State) | 8.29 |
It should be noted that most of today's mobile devices are very freedom-hostile. A very small fraction of mobile users practise or exercise freedom/control over the skinnerbox. █