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Media > Telecoms > Telephone lines: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 ChinaChina 278.86 million 2012
2 European UnionEuropean Union 228.02 million 2011
3 United StatesUnited States 139 million 2012
4 JapanJapan 64.27 million 2012
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 52.28 million 2012
5 GermanyGermany 50.7 million 2012
6 BrazilBrazil 44.31 million 2012
7 RussiaRussia 42.9 million 2012
8 FranceFrance 39.29 million 2012
9 IndonesiaIndonesia 37.98 million 2012
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 35.22 million 2012
10 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 33.01 million 2012
11 IndiaIndia 31.08 million 2012
12 South KoreaSouth Korea 30.1 million 2012
13 IranIran 28.76 million 2012
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 22.18 million 2012
14 ItalyItaly 21.66 million 2012
15 MexicoMexico 20.22 million 2012
16 SpainSpain 19.22 million 2012
17 CanadaCanada 18.01 million 2012
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 16.8 million 2012
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 15.68 million 2012
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 15.15 million 2012
18 TurkeyTurkey 13.86 million 2012
19 UkraineUkraine 12.18 million 2012
20 AustraliaAustralia 10.47 million 2012
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 10.32 million 2012
21 VietnamVietnam 10.19 million 2012
22 ArgentinaArgentina 10 million 2012
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 9.09 million 2012
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 9.03 million 2012
23 EgyptEgypt 8.56 million 2012
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 7.95 million 2012
24 VenezuelaVenezuela 7.65 million 2012
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 7.58 million 2012
25 NetherlandsNetherlands 7.09 million 2012
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 6.49 million 2012
26 ThailandThailand 6.39 million 2012
27 ColombiaColombia 6.29 million 2012
28 PolandPoland 6.12 million 2012
29 PakistanPakistan 5.8 million 2012
30 GreeceGreece 5.46 million 2012
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 5.19 million 2012
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 5.18 million 2012
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 4.91 million 2012
31 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 4.8 million 2012
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 4.75 million 2012
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 4.69 million 2012
32 RomaniaRomania 4.68 million 2012
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 4.65 million 2012
33 BelgiumBelgium 4.63 million 2012
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 4.6 million 2012
34 MalaysiaMalaysia 4.59 million 2012
35 PortugalPortugal 4.56 million 2012
36 SyriaSyria 4.42 million 2012
37 BelarusBelarus 4.41 million 2012
38 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 4.38 million 2012
39 Hong KongHong Kong 4.36 million 2012
40 KazakhstanKazakhstan 4.34 million 2012
41 SwedenSweden 4.32 million 2012
42 South AfricaSouth Africa 4.03 million 2012
43 PhilippinesPhilippines 3.94 million 2012
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 3.84 million 2012
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 3.68 million 2012
44 IsraelIsrael 3.59 million 2012
45 Sri LankaSri Lanka 3.45 million 2012
46 PeruPeru 3.42 million 2012
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 3.35 million 2012
47 AustriaAustria 3.34 million 2012
48 MoroccoMorocco 3.28 million 2012
49 ChileChile 3.28 million 2012
50 AlgeriaAlgeria 3.2 million 2012
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 3.02 million 2012
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 2.99 million 2012
51 SerbiaSerbia 2.98 million 2012
52 HungaryHungary 2.96 million 2012
Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile) 2.68 million 2012
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 2.61 million 2012
53 DenmarkDenmark 2.43 million 2012
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 2.36 million 2012
54 EcuadorEcuador 2.31 million 2012
Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile) 2.26 million 2012
55 BulgariaBulgaria 2.25 million 2012
56 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 2.1 million 2012
57 IrelandIreland 2.01 million 2012
58 SingaporeSingapore 1.99 million 2012
59 United Arab EmiratesUAE 1.97 million 2012
60 UzbekistanUzbekistan 1.96 million 2012
61 New ZealandNew Zealand 1.88 million 2012
62 IraqIraq 1.87 million 2012
63 GuatemalaGuatemala 1.74 million 2012
64 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 1.73 million 2012
65 CroatiaCroatia 1.64 million 2012
66 NorwayNorway 1.47 million 2012
67 GeorgiaGeorgia 1.28 million 2012
68 CubaCuba 1.22 million 2012
69 MoldovaMoldova 1.21 million 2012
70 North KoreaNorth Korea 1.18 million 2012
71 TunisiaTunisia 1.11 million 2012
72 YemenYemen 1.1 million 2012
73 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 1.07 million 2012
74 El SalvadorEl Salvador 1.06 million 2012
75 Costa RicaCosta Rica 1.02 million 2012
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 1.01 million 2012
76 UruguayUruguay 1.01 million 2012
77 SlovakiaSlovakia 974,762 2012
78 BangladeshBangladesh 961,589 2012
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 895,954.93 2012
79 FinlandFinland 890,000 2012
80 BoliviaBolivia 880,625 2012
81 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 878,442 2012
82 LebanonLebanon 878,105 2012
83 NepalNepal 845,000 2012
84 SloveniaSlovenia 824,771 2012
85 LibyaLibya 814,000 2012
86 EthiopiaEthiopia 797,501 2012
87 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 780,229 2012
88 CameroonCameroon 737,445 2012
89 LithuaniaLithuania 667,262 2012
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 654,443.31 2012
90 PanamaPanama 640,057 2012
91 HondurasHonduras 610,506 2012
92 CambodiaCambodia 584,475 2012
93 ArmeniaArmenia 584,228 2012
94 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 575,000 2012
95 BurmaBurma 556,000 2012
96 KuwaitKuwait 510,000 2012
97 LatviaLatvia 501,000 2012
98 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 488,853 2012
99 EstoniaEstonia 448,212 2012
100 JordanJordan 434,437 2012
101 SudanSudan 424,586 2012
102 NigeriaNigeria 418,166 2012
103 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 407,896 2012
104 TajikistanTajikistan 393,000 2012
105 ParaguayParaguay 376,030 2012
106 CyprusCyprus 373,196 2012
107 MauritiusMauritius 349,100 2012
108 SenegalSenegal 338,167 2012
109 QatarQatar 327,000 2012
110 NicaraguaNicaragua 320,000 2012
111 UgandaUganda 314,956 2012
112 AlbaniaAlbania 312,000 2012
113 OmanOman 304,545 2012
114 AngolaAngola 303,000 2012
115 ZimbabweZimbabwe 301,650 2012
116 BahrainBahrain 289,990 2012
117 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 286,605 2012
118 GhanaGhana 284,981 2012
119 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 267,997 2012
120 LuxembourgLuxembourg 266,700 2012
121 JamaicaJamaica 264,465 2012
122 KenyaKenya 251,567 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 232,226.51 2012
123 MaltaMalta 229,736 2012
124 MalawiMalawi 227,295 2012
125 TogoTogo 225,000 2012
126 IcelandIceland 189,000 2012
127 MongoliaMongolia 176,706 2012
128 TanzaniaTanzania 176,367 2012
129 NamibiaNamibia 171,249 2012
130 MontenegroMontenegro 163,000 2012
131 MacauMacau 162,533 2012
132 BotswanaBotswana 160,488 2012
133 BeninBenin 156,715 2012
134 GuyanaGuyana 154,207 2012
135 BarbadosBarbados 144,000 2012
136 MadagascarMadagascar 143,690 2012
137 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 141,358 2012
138 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 139,000 2012
139 The BahamasThe Bahamas 137,000 2012
140 LaosLaos 112,000 2012
141 MaliMali 111,979 2012
142 NigerNiger 100,537 2012
143 SomaliaSomalia 100,000 2012
144 FijiFiji 88,417 2012
145 MozambiqueMozambique 88,140 2012
146 SurinameSuriname 83,000 2012
147 ZambiaZambia 82,542 2012
148 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 80,000 2012
149 BruneiBrunei 70,933 2012
150 Cape VerdeCape Verde 70,220 2012
151 BermudaBermuda 69,000 2012
152 GuamGuam 67,000 2012
153 MauritaniaMauritania 65,069 2012
154 The GambiaThe Gambia 64,196 2012
155 EritreaEritrea 60,090 2012
156 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 58,197 2012
157 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 55,000 2012
158 HaitiHaiti 50,000 2012
159 SwazilandSwaziland 48,645 2012
160 MonacoMonaco 44,495 2012
161 RwandaRwanda 44,363 2012
162 LesothoLesotho 43,097 2012
163 ArubaAruba 43,000 2012
164 AndorraAndorra 39,000 2012
165 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 37,392 2012
166 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 36,842 2012
167 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 35,000 2012
168 TongaTonga 30,000 2012
169 ChadChad 29,886 2012
170 SeychellesSeychelles 28,865 2012
171 GrenadaGrenada 28,500 2012
172 BhutanBhutan 27,005 2012
173 BelizeBelize 25,415 2012
=174 Faeroe IslandsFaeroe Islands 24,000 2012
=174 ComorosComoros 24,000 2012
176 MaldivesMaldives 23,140 2012
177 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 23,000 2012
=178 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 20,000 2012
=178 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 20,000 2012
180 SamoaSamoa 19,500 2005
181 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 19,379 2012
182 GreenlandGreenland 18,910 2012
183 San MarinoSan Marino 18,700 2012
=184 GuineaGuinea 18,000 2012
=184 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 18,000 2012
=184 DjiboutiDjibouti 18,000 2012
187 BurundiBurundi 17,394 2012
188 GabonGabon 17,000 2012
189 Republic of the CongoCongo Rep. 14,932 2012
190 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 14,868 2012
191 DominicaDominica 14,579 2012
192 AfghanistanAfghanistan 13,500 2012
193 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 10,000 2012
194 KiribatiKiribati 9,000 2012
195 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 8,400 2012
196 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 8,060 2012
197 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 8,000 2012
198 PalauPalau 7,280 2012
199 VanuatuVanuatu 5,800 2012
200 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 5,641 2012
201 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 5,510 2004
202 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 5,000 2012
203 East TimorEast Timor 3,000 2012
204 TuvaluTuvalu 1,450 2012
205 South SudanSouth Sudan 150 2012
206 LiberiaLiberia 10 2012

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Interesting observations about Media > Telecoms > Telephone lines

  • United States ranked first for telecoms > telephone lines amongst Christian countries in 2012.
  • Brazil ranked first for telecoms > telephone lines amongst Hot countries in 2012.
  • China ranked first for telecoms > telephone lines globally in 2012.
  • Indonesia ranked first for telecoms > telephone lines amongst Muslim countries in 2012.
  • Germany ranked first for telecoms > telephone lines amongst Europe in 2012.
  • South Africa ranked first for telecoms > telephone lines amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2012.
  • India ranked second for telecoms > telephone lines amongst Former British colonies in 2012.
  • France ranked first for telecoms > telephone lines amongst Tourist destinations in 2012.
  • Japan ranked second for telecoms > telephone lines amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2012.
  • Russia ranked first for telecoms > telephone lines amongst Sparsely populated countries in 2012.
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