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Media > Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Telephone lines (per 100 people). 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.

CONTENTS

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 MonacoMonaco 125.54 2012
2 BermudaBermuda 105.82 2012
3 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 65.34 2012
4 South KoreaSouth Korea 61.95 2012
5 FranceFrance 61.92 2012
6 GermanyGermany 61.84 2012
7 Hong KongHong Kong 60.61 2012
8 San MarinoSan Marino 58.54 2012
9 IcelandIceland 57.57 2012
10 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 56.66 2012
11 MaltaMalta 54.8 2012
12 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 54.67 2012
13 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 52.57 2012
14 BarbadosBarbados 52.45 2012
15 CanadaCanada 51.94 2012
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 51.23 2012
16 LuxembourgLuxembourg 50.96 2012
17 JapanJapan 50.84 2012
18 Faeroe IslandsFaeroe Islands 48.9 2012
19 GreeceGreece 47.83 2012
20 IsraelIsrael 46.71 2012
21 BelarusBelarus 46.26 2012
22 AustraliaAustralia 45.69 2012
23 SwedenSweden 45.51 2012
24 European UnionEuropean Union 45.11 2011
25 AndorraAndorra 44.56 2012
26 United StatesUnited States 44.02 2012
27 IrelandIreland 43.84 2012
28 DenmarkDenmark 43.47 2012
29 BelgiumBelgium 42.93 2012
30 PortugalPortugal 42.6 2012
31 NetherlandsNetherlands 42.4 2012
Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile) 42.29 2012
32 New ZealandNew Zealand 42.14 2012
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 42 2012
33 SpainSpain 41.09 2012
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 40.5 2012
34 SloveniaSlovenia 40.43 2012
35 AustriaAustria 39.65 2012
36 ArubaAruba 39.6 2012
37 The BahamasThe Bahamas 39 2012
38 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 38.67 2012
39 IranIran 38.03 2012
40 SingaporeSingapore 37.85 2012
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 37.61 2012
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 37.49 2012
41 CroatiaCroatia 37.38 2012
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 37.36 2012
42 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 37.25 2012
43 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 37.01 2012
44 GuamGuam 36.35 2012
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 36.3 2012
45 ItalyItaly 35.52 2012
46 PalauPalau 35.07 2012
47 MoldovaMoldova 34.26 2012
48 EstoniaEstonia 33.45 2012
49 SeychellesSeychelles 33.11 2012
50 CyprusCyprus 33.05 2012
51 GreenlandGreenland 33 2012
52 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 30.92 2012
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 30.78 2012
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 30.57 2012
53 BulgariaBulgaria 30.45 2012
54 SerbiaSerbia 30.23 2012
55 RussiaRussia 30.06 2012
56 UruguayUruguay 29.81 2012
57 HungaryHungary 29.76 2012
58 GeorgiaGeorgia 29.65 2012
59 NorwayNorway 29.55 2012
60 MacauMacau 28.64 2012
61 TongaTonga 28.6 2012
62 UkraineUkraine 27.11 2012
63 GrenadaGrenada 27.06 2012
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 26.69 2012
64 MauritiusMauritius 26.57 2012
65 KazakhstanKazakhstan 26.5 2012
Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile) 26.43 2012
66 MontenegroMontenegro 25.76 2012
67 VenezuelaVenezuela 25.59 2012
68 ArgentinaArgentina 24.31 2012
69 United Arab EmiratesUAE 24.27 2012
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 24.07 2012
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 23.54 2012
70 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 23.46 2012
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 23.18 2012
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 22.65 2012
71 LatviaLatvia 22.42 2012
72 BrazilBrazil 22.34 2012
73 RomaniaRomania 21.88 2012
74 DominicaDominica 21.55 2012
75 BahrainBahrain 21.33 2012
76 Costa RicaCosta Rica 21.23 2012
77 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 21.21 2012
78 SyriaSyria 20.95 2012
79 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 20.84 2012
80 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 20.72 2012
81 ChinaChina 20.6 2012
82 LebanonLebanon 20.46 2012
83 GuyanaGuyana 20.35 2012
84 LithuaniaLithuania 20.27 2012
85 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 19.88 2012
86 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 19.87 2012
87 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 19.74 2012
88 ChileChile 18.8 2012
89 ArmeniaArmenia 18.79 2012
90 TurkeyTurkey 18.6 2012
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 18.47 2012
91 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 18.4 2012
92 SlovakiaSlovakia 17.79 2012
93 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 17.72 2012
94 PanamaPanama 17.66 2012
95 KuwaitKuwait 17.64 2012
96 MexicoMexico 17.41 2012
97 BruneiBrunei 17.18 2012
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 17.06 2012
98 El SalvadorEl Salvador 16.91 2012
99 QatarQatar 16.87 2012
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 16.78 2012
100 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 16.73 2012
101 FinlandFinland 16.47 2012
102 Sri LankaSri Lanka 16.25 2012
103 PolandPoland 15.99 2012
104 MalaysiaMalaysia 15.65 2012
105 SurinameSuriname 15.54 2012
106 EcuadorEcuador 15.53 2012
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 15.52 2012
107 IndonesiaIndonesia 15.52 2012
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 15.25 2012
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 15.02 2012
108 TuvaluTuvalu 14.7 2012
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 14.32 2012
109 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 14.15 2012
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 13.91 2012
110 Cape VerdeCape Verde 13.9 2012
111 ColombiaColombia 13.23 2012
112 LibyaLibya 12.58 2012
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 12.26 2012
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 12.01 2012
113 GuatemalaGuatemala 11.52 2012
114 PeruPeru 11.51 2012
115 VietnamVietnam 11.36 2012
116 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 11.12 2012
117 SamoaSamoa 10.82 2005
118 CubaCuba 10.81 2012
119 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 10.6 2004
120 OmanOman 10.49 2012
121 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 10.46 2012
122 TunisiaTunisia 10.33 2012
123 EgyptEgypt 10.19 2012
124 FijiFiji 10.1 2012
125 MoroccoMorocco 10.06 2012
126 AlbaniaAlbania 9.67 2012
127 JamaicaJamaica 9.58 2012
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 9.53 2012
128 ThailandThailand 9.14 2012
129 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 8.97 2012
130 AlgeriaAlgeria 8.78 2012
131 KiribatiKiribati 8.77 2012
132 BoliviaBolivia 8.59 2012
133 South AfricaSouth Africa 7.94 2012
134 BelizeBelize 7.84 2012
135 BotswanaBotswana 7.82 2012
136 HondurasHonduras 7.72 2012
137 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 7.49 2012
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 7.32 2012
138 NamibiaNamibia 7.24 2012
139 MaldivesMaldives 7.14 2012
140 UzbekistanUzbekistan 6.99 2012
141 JordanJordan 6.73 2012
142 MongoliaMongolia 6.16 2012
143 ParaguayParaguay 5.63 2012
144 TajikistanTajikistan 5.55 2012
145 IraqIraq 5.55 2012
146 NicaraguaNicaragua 5.37 2012
147 North KoreaNorth Korea 4.81 2012
148 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 4.65 2012
149 YemenYemen 4.32 2012
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 4.22 2012
150 PhilippinesPhilippines 4.08 2012
151 CambodiaCambodia 4.04 2012
152 SwazilandSwaziland 3.99 2012
153 CameroonCameroon 3.6 2012
154 BhutanBhutan 3.6 2012
155 TogoTogo 3.58 2012
156 The GambiaThe Gambia 3.52 2012
157 PakistanPakistan 3.22 2012
158 ComorosComoros 3.1 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 3.1 2012
159 NepalNepal 2.72 2012
160 SenegalSenegal 2.58 2012
161 IndiaIndia 2.47 2012
162 ZimbabweZimbabwe 2.32 2012
163 VanuatuVanuatu 2.3 2012
164 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 2.01 2012
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 1.99 2012
165 DjiboutiDjibouti 1.95 2012
166 LesothoLesotho 1.94 2012
167 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 1.94 2012
168 MauritaniaMauritania 1.8 2012
169 LaosLaos 1.76 2012
170 BeninBenin 1.68 2012
171 AngolaAngola 1.5 2012
172 MalawiMalawi 1.43 2012
173 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 1.42 2012
174 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 1.3 2012
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 1.27 2012
175 BurmaBurma 1.14 2012
176 GhanaGhana 1.12 2012
177 GabonGabon 1.09 2012
178 EritreaEritrea 1.08 2012
179 SomaliaSomalia 1.02 2012
180 SudanSudan 0.929 2012
181 EthiopiaEthiopia 0.922 2012
182 UgandaUganda 0.884 2012
183 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 0.809 2012
184 MaliMali 0.686 2012
185 MadagascarMadagascar 0.655 2012
186 BangladeshBangladesh 0.631 2012
187 NigerNiger 0.604 2012
188 ZambiaZambia 0.595 2012
189 KenyaKenya 0.588 2012
190 HaitiHaiti 0.488 2012
191 RwandaRwanda 0.394 2012
192 TanzaniaTanzania 0.37 2012
193 MozambiqueMozambique 0.36 2012
194 Republic of the CongoCongo Rep. 0.353 2012
195 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 0.317 2012
196 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 0.294 2012
197 East TimorEast Timor 0.253 2012
198 ChadChad 0.253 2012
199 NigeriaNigeria 0.251 2012
200 BurundiBurundi 0.199 2012
201 GuineaGuinea 0.172 2012
202 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 0.123 2012
203 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 0.0836 2012
204 AfghanistanAfghanistan 0.0404 2012
205 South SudanSouth Sudan 0.00141 2012
206 LiberiaLiberia 0.000236 2012

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Media > Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about Media > Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people

  • Monaco ranked first for telecoms > telephone lines > per 100 people amongst Europe in 2012.
  • 42 of the bottom 201 countries by telecoms > telephone lines > per 100 people are Cold countries'.
  • 2 of the bottom 29 countries by telecoms > telephone lines > per 100 people are Heavily indebted.
  • 33 of the bottom 151 countries by telecoms > telephone lines > per 100 people are Sparsely populated.
  • 13 of the bottom 35 countries by telecoms > telephone lines > per 100 people are Landlocked.
  • 7 of the bottom 199 countries by telecoms > telephone lines > per 100 people are Southern European.
  • 2 of the bottom 116 countries by telecoms > telephone lines > per 100 people are Non-religious.
  • 3 of the bottom 190 countries by telecoms > telephone lines > per 100 people are G7.
  • 14 of the bottom 188 countries by telecoms > telephone lines > per 100 people are Eurozone.
  • 6 of the bottom 123 countries by telecoms > telephone lines > per 100 people are NATO.
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