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Media > Telephone lines: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: 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 340.81 million 2008
2 European UnionEuropean Union 225.09 million 2008
3 United StatesUnited States 154.65 million 2008
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 51.74 million 2008
4 GermanyGermany 51.4 million 2008
5 JapanJapan 48.43 million 2008
6 RussiaRussia 44.9 million 2008
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 43.2 million 2008
7 BrazilBrazil 41.14 million 2008
8 IndiaIndia 37.9 million 2008
9 FranceFrance 35 million 2008
10 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 33.21 million 2008
11 IndonesiaIndonesia 30.38 million 2008
12 VietnamVietnam 29.59 million 2008
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 24.93 million 2008
13 ItalyItaly 21.25 million 2008
14 MexicoMexico 20.67 million 2008
15 SpainSpain 20.2 million 2008
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 18.51 million 2008
16 CanadaCanada 18.25 million 2008
17 TurkeyTurkey 17.5 million 2008
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 15.29 million 2008
18 UkraineUkraine 13.18 million 2008
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 10.47 million 2008
19 ArgentinaArgentina 9.74 million 2008
20 PolandPoland 9.71 million 2008
21 AustraliaAustralia 9.37 million 2008
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 9.34 million 2008
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 8.94 million 2008
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 8.76 million 2008
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 8.11 million 2008
22 ColombiaColombia 8.05 million 2008
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 7.4 million 2008
23 NetherlandsNetherlands 7.32 million 2008
24 ThailandThailand 7.02 million 2008
25 VenezuelaVenezuela 6.3 million 2008
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 6.01 million 2008
26 GreeceGreece 5.98 million 2008
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 5.48 million 2008
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 5.38 million 2008
27 SwedenSweden 5.32 million 2008
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 5.26 million 2008
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 5.2 million 2008
28 RomaniaRomania 5.04 million 2008
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 4.93 million 2008
29 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 4.83 million 2008
30 BelgiumBelgium 4.46 million 2008
31 South AfricaSouth Africa 4.42 million 2008
32 PakistanPakistan 4.42 million 2008
33 MalaysiaMalaysia 4.29 million 2008
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 4.2 million 2008
34 PortugalPortugal 4.11 million 2008
35 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 4.1 million 2008
36 PhilippinesPhilippines 4.08 million 2008
37 BelarusBelarus 3.72 million 2008
38 SyriaSyria 3.63 million 2008
39 ChileChile 3.53 million 2008
40 KazakhstanKazakhstan 3.46 million 2008
41 Sri LankaSri Lanka 3.45 million 2008
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 3.35 million 2008
42 AlgeriaAlgeria 3.31 million 2008
43 AustriaAustria 3.29 million 2008
44 IsraelIsrael 3.22 million 2008
45 HungaryHungary 3.09 million 2008
46 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 3.08 million 2008
47 MoroccoMorocco 2.99 million 2008
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 2.93 million 2008
48 PeruPeru 2.88 million 2008
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 2.75 million 2008
49 DenmarkDenmark 2.49 million 2008
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 2.43 million 2008
Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile) 2.37 million 2008
50 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 2.26 million 2008
51 IrelandIreland 2.2 million 2008
52 BulgariaBulgaria 2.19 million 2008
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 2.1 million 2008
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 1.96 million 2008
53 EcuadorEcuador 1.9 million 2008
54 NorwayNorway 1.9 million 2008
55 CroatiaCroatia 1.88 million 2008
56 SingaporeSingapore 1.86 million 2008
57 UzbekistanUzbekistan 1.85 million 2008
58 New ZealandNew Zealand 1.75 million 2008
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 1.74 million 2008
59 FinlandFinland 1.65 million 2008
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 1.65 million 2008
60 United Arab EmiratesUAE 1.51 million 2008
61 GuatemalaGuatemala 1.45 million 2008
62 Costa RicaCosta Rica 1.44 million 2008
63 BangladeshBangladesh 1.34 million 2008
64 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 1.31 million 2008
65 NigeriaNigeria 1.31 million 2008
66 TunisiaTunisia 1.24 million 2008
67 MoldovaMoldova 1.11 million 2008
68 CubaCuba 1.1 million 2008
69 SlovakiaSlovakia 1.1 million 2008
70 IraqIraq 1.08 million 2008
71 El SalvadorEl Salvador 1.08 million 2008
72 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 1.04 million 2008
73 LibyaLibya 1.03 million 2008
74 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 1.03 million 2008
75 SloveniaSlovenia 1.01 million 2008
76 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 985,711 2008
77 UruguayUruguay 959,286 2008
78 EthiopiaEthiopia 897,287 2008
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 844,863.77 2008
79 HondurasHonduras 825,769 2008
80 BurmaBurma 811,372 2008
81 NepalNepal 805,061 2008
82 LithuaniaLithuania 784,935 2008
83 LebanonLebanon 750,000 2008
84 BoliviaBolivia 690,000 2008
85 LatviaLatvia 644,000 2008
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 633,601.15 2008
86 ArmeniaArmenia 626,000 2008
87 GeorgiaGeorgia 618,028 2008
88 KuwaitKuwait 541,000 2008
89 PanamaPanama 523,999 2008
90 JordanJordan 518,990 2008
91 EstoniaEstonia 498,129 2008
92 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 494,503 2008
93 ParaguayParaguay 491,000 2008
94 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 477,670 2008
95 CyprusCyprus 388,747 2008
96 SudanSudan 366,200 2008
97 MauritiusMauritius 364,536 2008
98 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 356,502 2008
99 ZimbabweZimbabwe 348,000 2008
100 AlbaniaAlbania 343,591 2008
101 JamaicaJamaica 316,591 2008
102 NicaraguaNicaragua 312,000 2008
103 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 307,000 2008
104 TajikistanTajikistan 286,940 2008
105 OmanOman 274,178 2008
106 QatarQatar 263,363 2008
107 LuxembourgLuxembourg 260,600 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 246,934.72 2008
108 KenyaKenya 243,741 2008
109 MaltaMalta 241,115 2008
110 SenegalSenegal 237,752 2008
111 BahrainBahrain 220,386 2008
112 MongoliaMongolia 200,494 2008
113 CameroonCameroon 198,321 2008
114 IcelandIceland 193,512 2008
115 MalawiMalawi 175,000 2008
116 UgandaUganda 168,481 2008
117 MadagascarMadagascar 164,851 2008
118 BeninBenin 159,000 2008
119 BarbadosBarbados 150,000 2008
120 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 144,000 2008
121 GhanaGhana 143,900 2008
122 BotswanaBotswana 142,282 2008
123 TogoTogo 140,919 2008
124 NamibiaNamibia 140,000 2008
125 The BahamasThe Bahamas 132,756 2008
126 FijiFiji 129,100 2008
127 LaosLaos 127,799 2008
128 GuyanaGuyana 125,000 2008
129 TanzaniaTanzania 123,809 2008
130 AngolaAngola 114,296 2008
131 HaitiHaiti 108,000 2008
132 AfghanistanAfghanistan 101,124 2008
133 SomaliaSomalia 100,000 2008
134 ZambiaZambia 90,600 2008
135 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 88,000 2008
136 SurinameSuriname 81,500 2008
137 MaliMali 81,076 2008
138 MozambiqueMozambique 78,324 2008
139 BruneiBrunei 76,600 2008
140 MauritaniaMauritania 76,354 2008
141 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 74,200 2008
142 Cape VerdeCape Verde 71,860 2008
143 GuamGuam 65,500 2008
144 LesothoLesotho 65,200 2008
145 NigerNiger 64,738 2008
146 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 63,006 2008
147 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 60,000 2008
148 BermudaBermuda 57,600 2008
149 The GambiaThe Gambia 48,868 2008
150 MaldivesMaldives 46,925 2008
151 SwazilandSwaziland 44,000 2008
152 CambodiaCambodia 43,100 2008
153 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 40,940 2008
154 EritreaEritrea 40,415 2008
155 ArubaAruba 38,461 2008
=156 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 38,000 2008
=156 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 38,000 2008
158 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 31,500 2008
159 BelizeBelize 31,124 2008
160 BurundiBurundi 30,411 2008
161 SamoaSamoa 28,800 2008
162 GrenadaGrenada 28,579 2008
163 BhutanBhutan 27,475 2008
164 GabonGabon 26,500 2008
165 TongaTonga 25,536 2008
166 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 24,700 2008
167 ComorosComoros 23,300 2008
168 GreenlandGreenland 22,818 2008
169 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 22,777 2008
170 SeychellesSeychelles 22,322 2008
171 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 22,200 2008
172 San MarinoSan Marino 21,300 2008
173 GuineaGuinea 21,000 2008
174 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 20,400 2008
175 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 19,600 2008
176 DominicaDominica 17,500 2008
177 RwandaRwanda 16,770 2008
178 DjiboutiDjibouti 14,910 2008
179 ChadChad 13,000 2008
180 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 12,000 2008
=181 VanuatuVanuatu 10,400 2008
=181 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 10,400 2008
=183 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 10,000 2008
=183 MayotteMayotte 10,000 2008
185 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 8,000 2008
186 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 7,700 2008
187 PalauPalau 7,352 2008
188 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 4,647 2008
189 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 4,400 2008
190 KiribatiKiribati 4,000 2008
191 LiberiaLiberia 2,000 2008

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Interesting observations about Media > Telephone lines

  • United States ranked first for telephone lines amongst Christian countries in 2008.
  • Brazil ranked first for telephone lines amongst Hot countries in 2008.
  • China ranked first for telephone lines globally in 2008.
  • Indonesia ranked first for telephone lines amongst Muslim countries in 2008.
  • Germany ranked first for telephone lines amongst Europe in 2008.
  • South Africa ranked first for telephone lines amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2008.
  • India ranked second for telephone lines amongst Former British colonies in 2008.
  • Switzerland ranked first for telephone lines amongst Landlocked countries in 2008.
  • France ranked second for telephone lines amongst Catholic countries in 2008.
  • Russia ranked first for telephone lines amongst Sparsely populated countries in 2008.
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