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Media > Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.

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#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 MonacoMonaco 1,184.04 2012
2 BermudaBermuda 1,064.72 2012
3 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 649.5 2012
4 GermanyGermany 619.12 2012
5 Hong KongHong Kong 609.64 2012
6 South KoreaSouth Korea 601.94 2012
7 San MarinoSan Marino 598.46 2012
8 FranceFrance 598.05 2012
9 IcelandIceland 590.37 2012
10 MaltaMalta 549.13 2012
11 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 547.95 2012
12 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 545.61 2012
13 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 522.08 2012
14 CanadaCanada 516.33 2012
15 BarbadosBarbados 508.44 2012
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 508.25 2012
16 JapanJapan 503.86 2012
17 LuxembourgLuxembourg 501.84 2012
18 AndorraAndorra 497.7 2012
19 Faeroe IslandsFaeroe Islands 484.79 2012
20 GreeceGreece 484.14 2012
21 BelarusBelarus 465.66 2012
22 AustraliaAustralia 461.61 2012
23 IsraelIsrael 454.48 2012
24 SwedenSweden 454.08 2012
25 European UnionEuropean Union 449.05 2011
26 United StatesUnited States 442.8 2012
27 IrelandIreland 437.53 2012
28 DenmarkDenmark 434.9 2012
29 PortugalPortugal 432.99 2012
30 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 431.48 2012
31 New ZealandNew Zealand 424.08 2012
Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile) 424.02 2012
32 NetherlandsNetherlands 422.6 2012
33 ArubaAruba 419.99 2012
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 417.77 2012
34 SpainSpain 415.85 2012
35 BelgiumBelgium 415.62 2012
36 SerbiaSerbia 412.08 2012
37 GuamGuam 411.52 2012
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 404.73 2012
38 SloveniaSlovenia 400.73 2012
39 AustriaAustria 394.92 2012
40 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 392.95 2012
41 CroatiaCroatia 384.34 2012
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 378.42 2012
42 IranIran 376.3 2012
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 374.58 2012
43 SingaporeSingapore 374.5 2012
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 373.52 2012
44 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 373.25 2012
45 The BahamasThe Bahamas 368.32 2012
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 364.53 2012
46 ItalyItaly 355.49 2012
47 PalauPalau 350.78 2012
48 MoldovaMoldova 338.74 2012
49 EstoniaEstonia 334.64 2012
50 GreenlandGreenland 332.69 2012
51 CyprusCyprus 330.56 2012
52 SeychellesSeychelles 328.82 2012
53 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 309.93 2012
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 309.36 2012
54 BulgariaBulgaria 308.37 2012
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 306.51 2012
55 RussiaRussia 298.9 2012
56 UruguayUruguay 297.75 2012
57 HungaryHungary 297.74 2012
58 NorwayNorway 292.02 2012
59 MacauMacau 291.91 2012
60 TongaTonga 285.87 2012
61 GeorgiaGeorgia 282.84 2012
Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile) 281.96 2012
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 273.07 2012
62 MauritiusMauritius 270.32 2012
63 GrenadaGrenada 270.19 2012
64 UkraineUkraine 267.19 2012
65 MontenegroMontenegro 262.45 2012
66 KazakhstanKazakhstan 258.39 2012
67 VenezuelaVenezuela 255.33 2012
68 LatviaLatvia 247.35 2012
69 ArgentinaArgentina 243.31 2012
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 241.73 2012
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 236.98 2012
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 230.31 2012
70 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 229.12 2012
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 227.61 2012
71 LithuaniaLithuania 223.5 2012
72 BrazilBrazil 223.03 2012
73 BahrainBahrain 220.05 2012
74 RomaniaRomania 219.44 2012
75 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 214.29 2012
76 United Arab EmiratesUAE 213.73 2012
77 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 212.77 2012
78 Costa RicaCosta Rica 211.76 2012
79 ChinaChina 206.46 2012
80 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 203.69 2012
81 DominicaDominica 203.38 2012
82 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 200.87 2012
83 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 199.72 2012
84 LebanonLebanon 198.45 2012
85 SyriaSyria 197.48 2012
86 ArmeniaArmenia 196.77 2012
87 GuyanaGuyana 193.88 2012
88 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 193.72 2012
89 ChileChile 187.56 2012
90 TurkeyTurkey 187.3 2012
91 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 186.45 2012
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 186.23 2012
92 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 181.4 2012
93 SlovakiaSlovakia 180.17 2012
94 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 177.18 2012
95 BruneiBrunei 172.07 2012
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 170.35 2012
96 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 169.75 2012
97 Sri LankaSri Lanka 169.69 2012
98 PanamaPanama 168.34 2012
99 El SalvadorEl Salvador 168.16 2012
100 MexicoMexico 167.3 2012
101 FinlandFinland 164.38 2012
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 163.1 2012
102 QatarQatar 159.47 2012
103 PolandPoland 158.91 2012
104 MalaysiaMalaysia 156.94 2012
105 KuwaitKuwait 156.9 2012
106 SurinameSuriname 155.27 2012
107 IndonesiaIndonesia 153.86 2012
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 153.69 2012
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 153.45 2012
108 EcuadorEcuador 149.02 2012
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 147.4 2012
109 TuvaluTuvalu 147.06 2012
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 143.12 2012
110 Cape VerdeCape Verde 142.03 2012
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 137.66 2012
111 LibyaLibya 132.26 2012
112 ColombiaColombia 131.87 2012
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 126.53 2012
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 119.34 2012
113 GuatemalaGuatemala 115.62 2012
114 VietnamVietnam 114.8 2012
115 PeruPeru 114.16 2012
116 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 111.16 2012
117 SamoaSamoa 108.38 2005
118 CubaCuba 107.93 2012
119 EgyptEgypt 106.01 2012
120 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 105.81 2004
121 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 103.69 2012
122 TunisiaTunisia 102.58 2012
123 FijiFiji 101.08 2012
124 MoroccoMorocco 100.83 2012
125 AlbaniaAlbania 98.67 2012
126 JamaicaJamaica 97.51 2012
127 ThailandThailand 95.7 2012
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 93.5 2012
128 OmanOman 91.9 2012
129 KiribatiKiribati 89.3 2012
130 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 87.58 2012
131 BoliviaBolivia 83.9 2012
132 AlgeriaAlgeria 83.21 2012
133 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 81.24 2012
134 BotswanaBotswana 80.09 2012
135 South AfricaSouth Africa 78.75 2012
136 BelizeBelize 78.43 2012
137 HondurasHonduras 76.93 2012
138 NamibiaNamibia 75.79 2012
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 72.43 2012
139 JordanJordan 68.76 2012
140 MaldivesMaldives 68.37 2012
141 UzbekistanUzbekistan 65.94 2012
142 MongoliaMongolia 63.19 2012
143 IraqIraq 57.43 2012
144 ParaguayParaguay 56.23 2012
145 NicaraguaNicaragua 53.41 2012
146 TajikistanTajikistan 49.07 2012
147 North KoreaNorth Korea 47.65 2012
148 YemenYemen 46.28 2012
149 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 42.53 2012
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 41.12 2012
150 PhilippinesPhilippines 40.73 2012
151 SwazilandSwaziland 39.52 2012
152 CambodiaCambodia 39.32 2012
153 BhutanBhutan 36.4 2012
154 The GambiaThe Gambia 35.84 2012
155 CameroonCameroon 33.98 2012
156 TogoTogo 33.87 2012
157 ComorosComoros 33.45 2012
158 PakistanPakistan 32.39 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 31.02 2012
159 NepalNepal 30.76 2012
160 IndiaIndia 25.13 2012
161 SenegalSenegal 24.64 2012
162 VanuatuVanuatu 23.46 2012
163 ZimbabweZimbabwe 21.98 2012
164 LesothoLesotho 21.01 2012
165 DjiboutiDjibouti 20.94 2012
166 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 20.19 2012
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 20.12 2012
167 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 19.39 2012
168 MauritaniaMauritania 17.14 2012
169 LaosLaos 16.85 2012
170 BeninBenin 15.59 2012
171 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 14.67 2012
172 AngolaAngola 14.55 2012
173 MalawiMalawi 14.29 2012
174 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 13.51 2012
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 13.11 2012
175 SudanSudan 11.42 2012
176 GhanaGhana 11.23 2012
177 BurmaBurma 10.53 2012
178 GabonGabon 10.41 2012
179 SomaliaSomalia 9.81 2012
180 EritreaEritrea 9.8 2012
181 EthiopiaEthiopia 8.69 2012
182 UgandaUganda 8.67 2012
183 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 8.59 2012
184 MaliMali 7.54 2012
185 MadagascarMadagascar 6.45 2012
186 BangladeshBangladesh 6.22 2012
187 ZambiaZambia 5.86 2012
188 NigerNiger 5.86 2012
189 KenyaKenya 5.83 2012
190 HaitiHaiti 4.91 2012
191 RwandaRwanda 3.87 2012
192 TanzaniaTanzania 3.69 2012
193 MozambiqueMozambique 3.5 2012
194 Republic of the CongoCongo Rep. 3.44 2012
195 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 3.01 2012
196 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 3.01 2012
197 East TimorEast Timor 2.48 2012
198 NigeriaNigeria 2.48 2012
199 ChadChad 2.4 2012
200 BurundiBurundi 1.77 2012
201 GuineaGuinea 1.57 2012
202 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 1.25 2012
203 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 0.886 2012
204 AfghanistanAfghanistan 0.453 2012
205 South SudanSouth Sudan 0.0138 2012
206 LiberiaLiberia 0.00239 2012

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Interesting observations about Media > Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000

  • Monaco ranked first for telecoms > telephone lines per 1000 amongst Christian countries in 2012.
  • Canada ranked first for telecoms > telephone lines per 1000 amongst Former British colonies in 2012.
  • Iran ranked first for telecoms > telephone lines per 1000 amongst Muslim countries in 2012.
  • Bermuda ranked first for telecoms > telephone lines per 1000 amongst Hot countries in 2012.
  • Germany ranked first for telecoms > telephone lines per 1000 amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2012.
  • France ranked second for telecoms > telephone lines per 1000 amongst Catholic countries in 2012.
  • Iraq ranked first for telecoms > telephone lines per 1000 amongst Failed states in 2012.
  • South Korea ranked first for telecoms > telephone lines per 1000 amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2012.
  • Israel ranked first for telecoms > telephone lines per 1000 amongst Middle Eastern and North Africa in 2012.
  • Seychelles ranked first for telecoms > telephone lines per 1000 amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2012.
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