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DEFINITION: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 ChinaChina 350.43 million 2005
2 United StatesUnited States 177.95 million 2004
3 JapanJapan 58.78 million 2005
4 GermanyGermany 55.05 million 2005
5 IndiaIndia 49.75 million 2005
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 44.07 million 2005
6 BrazilBrazil 42.38 million 2004
7 RussiaRussia 40.1 million 2005
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 37.44 million 2005
8 FranceFrance 35.7 million 2005
9 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 31.8 million 2005
10 ItalyItaly 25.05 million 2005
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 24.61 million 2005
11 South KoreaSouth Korea 23.75 million 2005
12 MexicoMexico 19.51 million 2005
13 IranIran 18.99 million 2005
14 TurkeyTurkey 18.98 million 2005
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 18.95 million 2004
15 SpainSpain 18.32 million 2005
16 CanadaCanada 18.28 million 2005
17 VietnamVietnam 15.85 million 2005
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 13.2 million 2002
18 IndonesiaIndonesia 12.77 million 2005
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 12.17 million 2005
19 UkraineUkraine 12.14 million 2004
20 PolandPoland 11.8 million 2005
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 11.68 million 2004
21 AustraliaAustralia 11.46 million 2005
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 11.25 million 2005
22 EgyptEgypt 10.4 million 2005
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 10.33 million 2005
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 9.66 million 2005
23 ArgentinaArgentina 8.8 million 2005
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 8.74 million 2005
24 ColombiaColombia 7.68 million 2005
25 NetherlandsNetherlands 7.6 million 2005
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 7.41 million 2004
26 ThailandThailand 7.03 million 2005
27 SwedenSweden 6.45 million 2004
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 6.31 million 2004
28 GreeceGreece 6.3 million 2005
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 6.07 million 2003
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 5.87 million 2004
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 5.41 million 2004
29 PakistanPakistan 5.28 million 2005
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 5.22 million 2004
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 5.15 million 2004
30 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 5.12 million 2005
31 BelgiumBelgium 4.8 million 2004
32 South AfricaSouth Africa 4.73 million 2005
33 RomaniaRomania 4.39 million 2005
34 MalaysiaMalaysia 4.37 million 2005
35 PortugalPortugal 4.23 million 2005
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 4.09 million 2003
36 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 3.8 million 2005
37 Hong KongHong Kong 3.79 million 2005
38 AustriaAustria 3.71 million 2005
39 VenezuelaVenezuela 3.61 million 2005
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 3.58 million 2005
40 ChileChile 3.44 million 2005
41 PhilippinesPhilippines 3.37 million 2005
42 HungaryHungary 3.36 million 2005
43 DenmarkDenmark 3.35 million 2005
44 BelarusBelarus 3.28 million 2005
45 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 3.22 million 2005
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 3.02 million 2004
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 2.94 million 2005
46 IsraelIsrael 2.94 million 2005
47 SyriaSyria 2.9 million 2005
48 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 2.69 million 2004
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 2.67 million 2004
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 2.6 million 2003
49 AlgeriaAlgeria 2.57 million 2005
50 KazakhstanKazakhstan 2.5 million 2004
51 BulgariaBulgaria 2.48 million 2005
Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile) 2.37 million 2001
52 PeruPeru 2.25 million 2005
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 2.21 million 2004
53 NorwayNorway 2.13 million 2005
54 FinlandFinland 2.12 million 2005
55 IrelandIreland 2.03 million 2005
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 1.96 million 2003
56 CroatiaCroatia 1.89 million 2005
57 SingaporeSingapore 1.84 million 2005
58 New ZealandNew Zealand 1.73 million 2005
59 UzbekistanUzbekistan 1.72 million 2003
60 EcuadorEcuador 1.7 million 2005
61 Costa RicaCosta Rica 1.39 million 2005
62 MoroccoMorocco 1.34 million 2005
63 TunisiaTunisia 1.26 million 2005
64 GuatemalaGuatemala 1.25 million 2005
65 Sri LankaSri Lanka 1.24 million 2005
66 United Arab EmiratesUAE 1.24 million 2005
67 NigeriaNigeria 1.22 million 2005
68 SlovakiaSlovakia 1.2 million 2005
69 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 1.11 million 2004
70 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 1.09 million 2005
71 BangladeshBangladesh 1.07 million 2005
72 IraqIraq 1.03 million 2004
73 UruguayUruguay 1.01 million 2005
74 LebanonLebanon 990,000 2005
75 North KoreaNorth Korea 980,000 2003
76 El SalvadorEl Salvador 971,455 2005
77 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 968,857 2005
78 MoldovaMoldova 929,400 2005
79 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 896,252 2005
80 CubaCuba 849,927 2005
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 825,702.12 2004
81 SloveniaSlovenia 816,365 2005
82 LithuaniaLithuania 801,110 2005
83 YemenYemen 798,136 2004
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 782,898.85 2003
84 LibyaLibya 750,000 2003
85 LatviaLatvia 731,000 2005
86 GeorgiaGeorgia 683,230 2004
87 SudanSudan 670,000 2005
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 665,405.71 2004
88 BoliviaBolivia 646,291 2005
89 JordanJordan 637,811 2004
90 EthiopiaEthiopia 610,347 2005
91 ArmeniaArmenia 582,490 2004
92 KuwaitKuwait 510,295 2005
93 HondurasHonduras 494,359 2005
94 BurmaBurma 476,169 2005
95 NepalNepal 448,639 2005
96 EstoniaEstonia 442,045 2005
97 PanamaPanama 440,129 2005
98 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 438,158 2005
99 CyprusCyprus 420,030 2005
100 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 376,100 2003
101 MauritiusMauritius 359,000 2005
102 JamaicaJamaica 342,000 2005
103 ZimbabweZimbabwe 328,000 2005
104 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 323,477 2005
105 GhanaGhana 321,526 2005
106 ParaguayParaguay 320,294 2005
107 KenyaKenya 281,764 2005
108 AlbaniaAlbania 274,557 2004
109 SenegalSenegal 266,612 2005
110 OmanOman 265,237 2005
111 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 257,932 2004
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 256,626.09 2004
112 TajikistanTajikistan 245,192 2003
113 LuxembourgLuxembourg 244,500 2005
114 NicaraguaNicaragua 220,869 2005
115 QatarQatar 205,386 2005
116 MaltaMalta 202,116 2005
117 BahrainBahrain 196,515 2005
118 IcelandIceland 193,852 2005
119 MacauMacau 174,389 2005
120 MongoliaMongolia 156,045 2005
121 TanzaniaTanzania 148,360 2004
122 HaitiHaiti 140,000 2004
123 The BahamasThe Bahamas 139,936 2004
124 BarbadosBarbados 134,878 2005
125 BotswanaBotswana 132,034 2005
126 NamibiaNamibia 127,935 2004
127 GuyanaGuyana 110,136 2005
128 MalawiMalawi 102,724 2005
129 FijiFiji 102,023 2003
130 UgandaUganda 100,777 2005
=131 SomaliaSomalia 100,000 2005
=131 AfghanistanAfghanistan 100,000 2005
133 CameroonCameroon 99,439 2004
134 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 97,400 2005
135 ZambiaZambia 94,665 2005
136 AngolaAngola 94,280 2005
137 BruneiBrunei 83,890 2005
138 SurinameSuriname 81,056 2005
139 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 81,000 2001
140 GuamGuam 80,000 2001
141 BeninBenin 76,267 2005
142 LaosLaos 75,303 2005
143 MaliMali 75,000 2005
144 Cape VerdeCape Verde 71,412 2005
145 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 70,888 2004
146 MozambiqueMozambique 69,676 2004
147 MadagascarMadagascar 66,900 2005
148 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 62,000 2004
149 TogoTogo 58,634 2005
150 BermudaBermuda 56,000 2002
151 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 55,310 2005
152 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 53,389 2005
153 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 51,121 2002
154 LesothoLesotho 47,964 2005
155 The GambiaThe Gambia 44,000 2005
156 MauritaniaMauritania 41,000 2005
157 GabonGabon 39,128 2005
=158 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 38,000 2004
=158 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 38,000 2001
160 EritreaEritrea 37,712 2005
161 ArubaAruba 37,132 2001
162 CambodiaCambodia 36,359 2003
163 AndorraAndorra 35,444 2005
164 SwazilandSwaziland 35,042 2005
165 BelizeBelize 33,282 2005
166 BhutanBhutan 32,709 2005
167 GrenadaGrenada 32,705 2004
168 MaldivesMaldives 32,296 2005
169 BurundiBurundi 27,744 2004
170 GuineaGuinea 26,200 2004
171 GreenlandGreenland 25,330 2002
172 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 25,000 2004
173 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 24,000 2002
174 NigerNiger 23,954 2005
175 RwandaRwanda 22,972 2004
176 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 22,505 2005
177 SeychellesSeychelles 21,404 2005
178 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 20,990 2000
179 DominicaDominica 20,963 2004
180 San MarinoSan Marino 20,754 2004
181 Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands 20,111 2003
182 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 19,951 2005
183 ComorosComoros 16,939 2005
184 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 13,820 2004
185 SamoaSamoa 13,287 2003
186 ChadChad 13,000 2004
187 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 12,449 2005
188 TongaTonga 11,201 2002
189 DjiboutiDjibouti 10,779 2005
190 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 10,579 2005
191 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 10,558 2003
192 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 10,354 2004
=193 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 10,000 2005
=193 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 10,000 2005
=193 MayotteMayotte 10,000 2002
196 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 7,407 2005
197 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 7,050 2004
198 LiberiaLiberia 6,900 2002
199 VanuatuVanuatu 6,759 2004
200 KiribatiKiribati 4,474 2002
201 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 4,461 2003

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Interesting observations about Media > Telephone mainlines

  • India ranked first for telephone mainlines amongst Hot countries in 2005.
  • United States ranked first for telephone mainlines amongst Christian countries in 2004.
  • China ranked first for telephone mainlines globally in 2005.
  • Germany ranked first for telephone mainlines amongst Europe in 2005.
  • Iran ranked first for telephone mainlines amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
  • Brazil ranked first for telephone mainlines amongst Catholic countries in 2004.
  • Mexico ranked first for telephone mainlines amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2005.
  • France ranked second for telephone mainlines amongst European Union in 2005.
  • South Africa ranked first for telephone mainlines amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2005.
  • Switzerland ranked first for telephone mainlines amongst Landlocked countries in 2005.
  • Japan ranked second for telephone mainlines amongst High income OECD countries in 2005.
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