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Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Greenland | 7.72 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
2 | Bermuda | 7.59 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
3 | Iceland | 5.37 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
4 | Malta | 4.68 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
5 | Netherlands Antilles | 4.42 per 1,000 people | 1996 | ||
6 | Seychelles | 4.38 per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
7 | Poland | 4.22 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
8 | Virgin Islands | 4.01 per 1,000 people | 1998 | ||
9 | United Kingdom | 3.98 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
10 | French Polynesia | 3.73 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
11 | Luxembourg | 3.69 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
12 | Netherlands | 3.67 per 1,000 people | 2000 | ||
13 | Denmark | 3.65 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
14 | The Bahamas | 3.62 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
15 | Georgia | 3.58 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
16 | Ireland | 3.56 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
17 | United States | 3.55 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
18 | Barbados | 3.42 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
19 | Cyprus | 3.39 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
20 | Finland | 3.34 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
21 | Norway | 3.28 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
22 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.19 per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
23 | Kuwait | 3 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
24 | Switzerland | 2.97 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
25 | Tonga | 2.9 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
26 | Brunei | 2.83 per 1,000 people | 1998 | ||
27 | Hong Kong | 2.79 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 2.77 per 1,000 people | 2000 | |||
28 | Germany | 2.73 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
29 | Belarus | 2.71 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
30 | Bahrain | 2.69 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
31 | San Marino | 2.68 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 2.65 per 1,000 people | 2000 | |||
32 | Libya | 2.64 per 1,000 people | 2000 | ||
33 | Bulgaria | 2.63 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 2.62 per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
34 | Croatia | 2.61 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
35 | Ukraine | 2.61 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
36 | Estonia | 2.6 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
37 | Guam | 2.54 per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 2.54 per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 2.53 per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
38 | Australia | 2.52 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
39 | Saint Lucia | 2.48 per 1,000 people | 1998 | ||
40 | Austria | 2.43 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
41 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.43 per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
42 | Fiji | 2.42 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
43 | Macau | 2.38 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
44 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.38 per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
45 | Canada | 2.37 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
46 | Dominica | 2.35 per 1,000 people | 1999 | ||
47 | Russia | 2.34 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
48 | United Arab Emirates | 2.32 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 2.32 per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
49 | Greece | 2.31 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 2.31 per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
50 | Suriname | 2.31 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
51 | Belgium | 2.28 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 2.25 per 1,000 people | 2001 | |||
=52 | France | 2.21 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
=52 | Kazakhstan | 2.21 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
54 | Qatar | 2.21 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
55 | South Korea | 2.17 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 2.16 per 1,000 people | 1999 | |||
56 | Azerbaijan | 2.16 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
57 | Paraguay | 2.15 per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
58 | Israel | 2.15 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
59 | Singapore | 2.13 per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
60 | Sweden | 2.1 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
61 | Grenada | 2.07 per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
62 | Spain | 2.06 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
63 | Panama | 2.03 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
64 | Slovakia | 2.02 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
65 | Czech Republic | 1.99 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
66 | Romania | 1.99 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
67 | Moldova | 1.91 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
68 | Marshall Islands | 1.86 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
69 | Dominican Republic | 1.86 per 1,000 people | 2000 | ||
70 | Hungary | 1.82 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
Christian countries average (profile) | 1.81 per 1,000 people | 1995 | |||
71 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.79 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
72 | Armenia | 1.78 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 1.78 per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 1.76 per 1,000 people | 2001 | |||
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 1.74 per 1,000 people | 1999 | |||
73 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1.72 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
74 | Uruguay | 1.71 per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
75 | Kiribati | 1.68 per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
76 | Turkmenistan | 1.65 per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 1.63 per 1,000 people | 1999 | |||
77 | Mauritius | 1.62 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
78 | Latvia | 1.61 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
79 | Maldives | 1.61 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
80 | Gabon | 1.59 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
81 | Mongolia | 1.59 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
82 | Belize | 1.56 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
83 | Lebanon | 1.53 per 1,000 people | 1999 | ||
84 | Italy | 1.53 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
85 | Lithuania | 1.52 per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
86 | Cuba | 1.49 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
87 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.46 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
88 | Portugal | 1.41 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 1.4 per 1,000 people | 2002 | |||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 1.4 per 1,000 people | 2001 | |||
89 | Samoa | 1.38 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
90 | Costa Rica | 1.37 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 1.37 per 1,000 people | 1999 | |||
91 | Puerto Rico | 1.33 per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 1.31 per 1,000 people | 1998 | |||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 1.27 per 1,000 people | 2002 | |||
92 | Federated States of Micronesia | 1.27 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
93 | New Zealand | 1.24 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
94 | Chile | 1.23 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
95 | Syria | 1.22 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
96 | Jamaica | 1.14 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
Hot countries average (profile) | 1.11 per 1,000 people | 1999 | |||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 1.11 per 1,000 people | 2001 | |||
97 | Vietnam | 1.11 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
98 | Slovenia | 1.09 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
99 | Bhutan | 1.07 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
100 | Albania | 1.06 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
101 | New Caledonia | 1.04 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
102 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.03 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
103 | Malaysia | 0.994 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
104 | Saudi Arabia | 0.989 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
105 | Uzbekistan | 0.972 per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
106 | Jordan | 0.963 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 0.943 per 1,000 people | 2001 | |||
107 | Tunisia | 0.935 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 0.918 per 1,000 people | 2001 | |||
108 | Cape Verde | 0.917 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
109 | Vanuatu | 0.916 per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
110 | Mexico | 0.897 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
111 | Japan | 0.896 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 0.864 per 1,000 people | 2001 | |||
112 | Turkey | 0.857 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
113 | Honduras | 0.836 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
114 | Guyana | 0.833 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
115 | Tajikistan | 0.801 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
116 | The Gambia | 0.797 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
117 | Djibouti | 0.769 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
118 | Namibia | 0.767 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
119 | South Africa | 0.764 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
120 | Iraq | 0.763 per 1,000 people | 1988 | ||
121 | Colombia | 0.76 per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
122 | Egypt | 0.754 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
123 | Algeria | 0.753 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
124 | North Korea | 0.734 per 1,000 people | 1993 | ||
125 | Oman | 0.71 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
126 | Iran | 0.695 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
127 | Haiti | 0.603 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
128 | Kenya | 0.602 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
129 | Argentina | 0.597 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
130 | Ecuador | 0.593 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
131 | Venezuela | 0.586 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
132 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.582 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
133 | Botswana | 0.556 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
134 | Pakistan | 0.543 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
135 | China | 0.538 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
136 | Brazil | 0.53 per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
137 | Sri Lanka | 0.527 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
138 | Peru | 0.472 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 0.442 per 1,000 people | 2001 | |||
139 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.435 per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
140 | Morocco | 0.434 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
141 | Swaziland | 0.426 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 0.422 per 1,000 people | 2001 | |||
142 | El Salvador | 0.416 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
143 | India | 0.404 per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
144 | Bolivia | 0.396 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
145 | Nicaragua | 0.395 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 0.379 per 1,000 people | 2002 | |||
146 | Solomon Islands | 0.351 per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
147 | Papua New Guinea | 0.338 per 1,000 people | 2000 | ||
148 | Zimbabwe | 0.325 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
149 | Thailand | 0.321 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 0.317 per 1,000 people | 1988 | |||
150 | Congo, Republic of the | 0.316 per 1,000 people | 1995 | ||
151 | Comoros | 0.299 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
152 | Senegal | 0.294 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
153 | Liberia | 0.291 per 1,000 people | 1997 | ||
154 | Philippines | 0.287 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
155 | Yemen | 0.283 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
156 | Guatemala | 0.28 per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
157 | Zambia | 0.276 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
158 | Malawi | 0.267 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
159 | Ghana | 0.257 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
160 | Laos | 0.255 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
161 | Sierra Leone | 0.254 per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
162 | Mauritania | 0.252 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
163 | Somalia | 0.227 per 1,000 people | 1991 | ||
164 | Lesotho | 0.199 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
165 | Eritrea | 0.197 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
166 | Togo | 0.184 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
167 | Nepal | 0.183 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
=168 | Cameroon | 0.178 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=168 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.178 per 1,000 people | 2000 | ||
170 | Indonesia | 0.171 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
171 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.159 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
172 | Burma | 0.157 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
173 | Benin | 0.155 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
174 | Angola | 0.153 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
175 | Bangladesh | 0.151 per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
176 | Madagascar | 0.131 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
177 | Mali | 0.124 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
=178 | Ethiopia | 0.117 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
=178 | Nigeria | 0.117 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
180 | Niger | 0.11 per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
181 | Sudan | 0.106 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
182 | Mozambique | 0.102 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
183 | Tanzania | 0.099 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
184 | Burkina Faso | 0.098 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
185 | Central African Republic | 0.094 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
186 | Guinea | 0.092 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
187 | Burundi | 0.075 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
188 | Cambodia | 0.073 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
189 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.07 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
190 | Chad | 0.067 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
191 | Uganda | 0.059 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
192 | Rwanda | 0.042 per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
193 | Afghanistan | 0.028 per 1,000 people | 2005 |