--- title: Which Country Gets Most Spam Calls? | Hiya description: Hiya’s Global Spam Report tracks phone spam across 38 countries. Discover which countries receive the most spam calls and rising fraud trends. image: https://blog.hiya.com/hubfs/Spam%20Calls%20Report_Blog%20Post%20Image%20(1300x730)_2x.jpg --- [![Hiya logo](https://blog.hiya.com/hubfs/hiya-new-purple.svg)](https://www.hiya.com/) Solutions Solutions [For Mobile Operators Protect your network](https://www.hiya.com/solutions/operators) [For Businesses Brand your calls](https://www.hiya.com/solutions/businesses) [For People Get the mobile app](https://www.hiya.com/products/apps/hiya-spam-blocker) ###### Webinar Branded Calling 101 Weekly Webinar Make your company's calls more recognizable. Learn how Hiya can drive value for your business. 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[Hiya Team](https://blog.hiya.com/author/hiya-team) Dec. 22, 2022 [![](https://blog.hiya.com/hubfs/icon-fb.svg)](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://blog.hiya.com/what-country-gets-the-most-phone-spam) [![](https://blog.hiya.com/hubfs/icon-x.svg)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://blog.hiya.com/what-country-gets-the-most-phone-spam&text=What+Country+Gets+the+Most+Phone+Spam%3F) [![](https://blog.hiya.com/hubfs/icon-linkedin.svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.hiya.com/what-country-gets-the-most-phone-spam) ## At a glance ![](https://blog.hiya.com/hubfs/Spam%20Calls%20Report_Blog%20Post%20Image%20(1300x730)_2x.jpg) What country gets the most phone spam? You’ll find the answer to that question in the recently-published Global Spam Report from Hiya. The report looks at phone spam rates in 38 countries around the world where we saw activity in our data and user reports. Each country includes: - Spam rate (unwanted calls) - Fraud rate (malicious calls intended to steal money or private information) - Nuisance rate (calls that are annoying but not illegal)   Data in the report is based on calls observed on Samsung Smart Call enabled devices and the Hiya mobile app during Q3 2022. Here are the highlights from the three regions covered in the report: The Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. **The Americas** In the **United States**, just about one in every three calls (32%) is an unwanted call. The good news, however, is that only a small percentage of those unwanted calls are reported as fraud: just .31%. **Canada**, on the other hand, has a lower overall spam rate (20%), but a higher percentage of those calls are fraud: 5%. The highest phone spam rates are in South America. **Chile** leads the pack with a 44% spam rate. About 4% of those are fraud. Close behind Chile is **Argentina**, with a 43% spam rate. It, however, has the highest fraud rate in the Americas, at 30%. Coming in third is **Brazil**, with a 36% spam rate and a 7% fraud rate.   | Country | Spam Rate | | --- | --- | | Chile | 44% | | Argentina | 43% | | Brazil | 36% | | US | 32% | | Canada | 20% |   **Europe** Europe’s biggest phone spam offenders mirror those of South America. **France** and **Spain** both have a 43% spam rate. But citizens of Spain get more than twice the fraud calls as those in France. Spain’s fraud rate is 5%, compared to France’s 2%.  Coming in third is **Italy** with a 32% spam rate. After that is the **UK**, with a 29% spam rate. The most glaring figure for the UK is its fraud rate: 15%. That means, more than half of the unwanted calls in the UK are not just annoying, but they are intent on stealing money or information. That leaves the UK with the highest fraud rate in Europe.      | Country | Spam Rate | | --- | --- | | France | 43% | | Spain | 43% | | Italy | 32% | | UK | 29% |   **Asia-Pacific** The area with the highest spam rates in the world is the Asia-Pacific region. **Hong Kong** has a whopping 47% spam rate. For residents of Hong Kong, nearly every other call is simply an annoyance — and 9% of those unwanted calls are fraud.  Behind Hong Kong is **Indonesia**, with a 39% spam rate. That’s high, but interestingly, only 1% of those calls are reported as fraud. Coming in third is **Australia**, with a 24% spam rate, and the **Philippines** is fourth with a 17% spam rate.    | Country | Spam Rate | | --- | --- | | Hong Kong | 47% | | Indonesia | 39% | | Australia | 24% | | Philippines  | 17% |   [Download the report](https://work.hiya.com/global-spam-rate-report-2022?itm_medium=website&itm_source=resources_page&itm_campaign=WP-2212-Worldwide-Scam-Rate-Report-Carriers&hsLang=en)   **How to stop spam calls** Consumers worldwide do not have to put up with a constant bombardment of spam calls. Fortunately, there is technology that can help people fight back against spammers and scammers.  *Carriers* can add [Hiya Protect](https://www.hiya.com/products/protect), a complete call protection solution that enables carriers to protect their subscribers by blocking and labeling spam calls, and helping them identify wanted calls. 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