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Media > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: 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.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 BermudaBermuda 89.72 2008
2 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 70.05 2008
3 San MarinoSan Marino 68.64 2008
4 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 67.55 2008
5 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 63.22 2008
6 GermanyGermany 62.6 2008
7 IcelandIceland 60.97 2008
8 BarbadosBarbados 58.78 2008
9 MaltaMalta 58.53 2008
10 SwedenSweden 57.74 2008
11 FranceFrance 56.2 2008
12 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 55.01 2008
13 CanadaCanada 54.79 2008
14 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 54.08 2008
15 LuxembourgLuxembourg 53.33 2008
16 GreeceGreece 53.17 2008
17 United StatesUnited States 50.81 2008
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 50.27 2008
18 SloveniaSlovenia 49.96 2008
19 IrelandIreland 49.79 2008
20 DenmarkDenmark 45.34 2008
21 European UnionEuropean Union 45.3 2008
22 CyprusCyprus 45.08 2008
23 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 45.07 2008
24 NetherlandsNetherlands 44.49 2008
25 SpainSpain 44.34 2008
26 IsraelIsrael 44.11 2008
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 43.98 2008
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 43.87 2008
27 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 43.86 2008
28 AustraliaAustralia 43.72 2008
Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile) 42.51 2008
29 CroatiaCroatia 42.36 2008
30 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 41.97 2008
31 BelgiumBelgium 41.62 2008
32 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 41.47 2008
33 New ZealandNew Zealand 40.99 2008
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 40.81 2008
34 GreenlandGreenland 40.51 2008
35 NorwayNorway 39.76 2008
36 AustriaAustria 39.4 2008
37 The BahamasThe Bahamas 39.32 2008
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 38.93 2008
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 38.87 2008
38 PortugalPortugal 38.7 2008
39 BelarusBelarus 38.41 2008
40 SingaporeSingapore 38.37 2008
41 JapanJapan 37.92 2008
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 37.9 2008
42 GuamGuam 37.31 2008
43 EstoniaEstonia 37.16 2008
44 ArubaAruba 36.47 2008
45 PalauPalau 36.25 2008
46 ItalyItaly 35.51 2008
47 VietnamVietnam 34.32 2008
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 33.79 2008
48 United Arab EmiratesUAE 33.63 2008
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 32.52 2008
49 Costa RicaCosta Rica 31.81 2008
50 RussiaRussia 31.63 2008
51 FinlandFinland 31.05 2008
52 HungaryHungary 30.82 2008
53 MoldovaMoldova 30.68 2008
54 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 28.93 2008
55 UruguayUruguay 28.77 2008
56 MauritiusMauritius 28.73 2008
57 BulgariaBulgaria 28.72 2008
58 UkraineUkraine 28.49 2008
=59 LatviaLatvia 28.42 2008
=59 BahrainBahrain 28.42 2008
61 GrenadaGrenada 27.6 2008
62 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 27.33 2008
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 27.06 2008
63 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 26.25 2008
64 ChinaChina 25.73 2008
65 SeychellesSeychelles 25.67 2008
66 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 25.54 2008
67 PolandPoland 25.47 2008
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 25.27 2008
68 TongaTonga 24.66 2008
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 24.54 2008
69 ArgentinaArgentina 24.43 2008
70 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 24.05 2008
71 DominicaDominica 23.91 2008
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 23.9 2008
72 TurkeyTurkey 23.68 2008
73 RomaniaRomania 23.41 2008
74 LithuaniaLithuania 23.37 2008
75 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 23.02 2008
76 VenezuelaVenezuela 22.56 2008
77 KazakhstanKazakhstan 22.06 2008
78 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 21.72 2008
79 BrazilBrazil 21.43 2008
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 21.32 2008
80 ChileChile 20.99 2008
81 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 20.87 2008
82 QatarQatar 20.56 2008
83 ArmeniaArmenia 20.34 2008
84 SlovakiaSlovakia 20.3 2008
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 20.11 2008
85 KuwaitKuwait 19.83 2008
86 BruneiBrunei 19.53 2008
87 MexicoMexico 19.43 2008
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 17.89 2008
88 ColombiaColombia 17.89 2008
89 LebanonLebanon 17.88 2008
90 SyriaSyria 17.65 2008
91 El SalvadorEl Salvador 17.56 2008
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 17.37 2008
92 Sri LankaSri Lanka 17.1 2008
93 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 16.53 2008
94 LibyaLibya 16.41 2008
95 GuyanaGuyana 16.37 2008
96 SamoaSamoa 16.1 2008
97 MalaysiaMalaysia 15.89 2008
98 SurinameSuriname 15.82 2008
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 15.79 2008
99 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 15.73 2008
100 PanamaPanama 15.42 2008
101 MaldivesMaldives 15.38 2008
102 FijiFiji 15.3 2008
103 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 15.1 2008
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 14.56 2008
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 14.47 2008
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 14.42 2008
104 Cape VerdeCape Verde 14.41 2008
105 GeorgiaGeorgia 14.35 2008
106 EcuadorEcuador 14.12 2008
107 IndonesiaIndonesia 13.36 2008
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 12 2008
108 TunisiaTunisia 12 2008
109 JamaicaJamaica 11.78 2008
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 11.57 2008
110 HondurasHonduras 11.28 2008
111 AlbaniaAlbania 10.93 2008
112 GuatemalaGuatemala 10.59 2008
113 ThailandThailand 10.42 2008
114 PeruPeru 9.98 2008
115 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 9.9 2008
116 CubaCuba 9.85 2008
117 OmanOman 9.84 2008
118 BelizeBelize 9.66 2008
119 AlgeriaAlgeria 9.64 2008
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 9.59 2008
120 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 9.47 2008
121 MoroccoMorocco 9.46 2008
122 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 9.37 2008
123 South AfricaSouth Africa 9.07 2008
124 JordanJordan 8.93 2008
125 ParaguayParaguay 7.87 2008
126 MongoliaMongolia 7.59 2008
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 7.56 2008
127 BotswanaBotswana 7.41 2008
128 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 7.37 2008
129 BoliviaBolivia 7.12 2008
130 UzbekistanUzbekistan 6.77 2008
131 NamibiaNamibia 6.57 2008
132 NicaraguaNicaragua 5.51 2008
133 MayotteMayotte 5.23 2008
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 4.92 2008
134 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 4.81 2008
135 PhilippinesPhilippines 4.51 2008
136 VanuatuVanuatu 4.45 2008
137 TajikistanTajikistan 4.2 2008
138 KiribatiKiribati 4.14 2008
139 BhutanBhutan 4 2008
140 SwazilandSwaziland 3.77 2008
141 ComorosComoros 3.62 2008
142 IraqIraq 3.52 2008
143 IndiaIndia 3.32 2008
144 LesothoLesotho 3.18 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 3.13 2008
145 The GambiaThe Gambia 2.94 2008
=146 ZimbabweZimbabwe 2.79 2008
=146 NepalNepal 2.79 2008
148 PakistanPakistan 2.66 2008
149 MauritaniaMauritania 2.37 2008
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 2.23 2008
150 TogoTogo 2.18 2008
151 LaosLaos 2.06 2008
152 SenegalSenegal 1.95 2008
153 BeninBenin 1.84 2008
154 GabonGabon 1.83 2008
155 DjiboutiDjibouti 1.76 2008
156 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 1.73 2008
157 BurmaBurma 1.64 2008
158 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 1.57 2008
159 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 1.52 2008
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 1.22 2008
160 MalawiMalawi 1.18 2008
161 SomaliaSomalia 1.12 2008
162 EthiopiaEthiopia 1.11 2008
163 HaitiHaiti 1.09 2008
164 CameroonCameroon 1.04 2008
165 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 0.95 2008
166 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 0.91 2008
167 SudanSudan 0.89 2008
=168 NigeriaNigeria 0.86 2008
=168 MadagascarMadagascar 0.86 2008
170 BangladeshBangladesh 0.84 2008
171 EritreaEritrea 0.82 2008
172 ZambiaZambia 0.72 2008
173 MaliMali 0.64 2008
=174 AngolaAngola 0.63 2008
=174 KenyaKenya 0.63 2008
176 GhanaGhana 0.62 2008
177 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 0.61 2008
178 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 0.57 2008
179 UgandaUganda 0.53 2008
180 NigerNiger 0.44 2008
181 BurundiBurundi 0.38 2008
=182 MozambiqueMozambique 0.35 2008
=182 AfghanistanAfghanistan 0.35 2008
184 CambodiaCambodia 0.3 2008
=185 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 0.29 2008
=185 TanzaniaTanzania 0.29 2008
187 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 0.28 2008
188 GuineaGuinea 0.21 2008
189 RwandaRwanda 0.17 2008
190 ChadChad 0.12 2008
191 LiberiaLiberia 0.05 2008

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