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DEFINITION:
Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bermuda | 890.13 | 2002 | ||
| 2 | Cayman Islands | 877.25 | 2001 | ||
| 3 | Sweden | 716.85 | 2004 | ||
| 4 | San Marino | 708.57 | 2004 | ||
| 5 | Switzerland | 688.84 | 2005 | ||
| 6 | Germany | 667.47 | 2005 | ||
| 7 | Iceland | 653.29 | 2005 | ||
| 8 | Denmark | 618.2 | 2005 | ||
| 9 | United States | 607.73 | 2004 | ||
| 10 | Liechtenstein | 574.29 | 2005 | ||
| 11 | Greece | 567.67 | 2005 | ||
| 12 | Canada | 565.62 | 2005 | ||
| 13 | France | 565.09 | 2005 | ||
| 14 | Australia | 561.91 | 2005 | ||
| 15 | Hong Kong | 556.95 | 2005 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 535.6 | 2005 | |||
| 16 | United Kingdom | 527.96 | 2005 | ||
| 17 | Luxembourg | 525.63 | 2005 | ||
| 18 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 516.3 | 2004 | ||
| 19 | Guam | 511.45 | 2001 | ||
| 20 | Malta | 500.49 | 2005 | ||
| 21 | South Korea | 493.27 | 2005 | ||
| 22 | Barbados | 493.03 | 2005 | ||
| 23 | Ireland | 488.71 | 2005 | ||
| Tourist destinations average (profile) | 471.45 | 2001 | |||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 466.06 | 2005 | |||
| 24 | Netherlands | 465.69 | 2005 | ||
| 25 | Antigua and Barbuda | 465.01 | 2004 | ||
| 26 | Belgium | 460.7 | 2004 | ||
| 27 | Norway | 460.49 | 2005 | ||
| 28 | Japan | 460.03 | 2005 | ||
| 29 | Austria | 450.3 | 2005 | ||
| 30 | Greenland | 447.46 | 2002 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 445.25 | 2005 | |||
| 31 | Andorra | 436.38 | 2005 | ||
| 32 | The Bahamas | 434.04 | 2004 | ||
| 33 | Singapore | 432.37 | 2005 | ||
| 34 | Italy | 427.41 | 2005 | ||
| 35 | Croatia | 425.37 | 2005 | ||
| 36 | Israel | 423.7 | 2005 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 422.59 | 2005 | |||
| 37 | Spain | 422.18 | 2005 | ||
| 38 | New Zealand | 418.25 | 2005 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 417.52 | 2005 | |||
| Europe average (profile) | 409.67 | 2004 | |||
| 39 | Slovenia | 408.09 | 2005 | ||
| 40 | Cyprus | 406.77 | 2005 | ||
| 41 | Finland | 404.11 | 2005 | ||
| 42 | Portugal | 401.36 | 2005 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 400.93 | 2005 | |||
| 43 | Aruba | 399.72 | 2001 | ||
| 44 | Macau | 372.51 | 2005 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 370.58 | 2004 | |||
| 45 | Belarus | 339.88 | 2005 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 339.42 | 2004 | |||
| 46 | Hungary | 332.71 | 2005 | ||
| 47 | Estonia | 328.39 | 2005 | ||
| 48 | Costa Rica | 321.4 | 2005 | ||
| 49 | Bulgaria | 320.87 | 2005 | ||
| 50 | Saint Lucia | 319.07 | 2002 | ||
| 51 | Grenada | 318.59 | 2004 | ||
| 52 | Latvia | 317.76 | 2005 | ||
| 53 | Czech Republic | 314.32 | 2005 | ||
| 54 | Poland | 309.26 | 2005 | ||
| 55 | Northern Mariana Islands | 306.72 | 2000 | ||
| 56 | Uruguay | 302.54 | 2005 | ||
| 57 | United Arab Emirates | 298.12 | 2005 | ||
| 58 | Dominica | 298.09 | 2004 | ||
| 59 | Puerto Rico | 290.55 | 2004 | ||
| 60 | Mauritius | 288.76 | 2005 | ||
| 61 | Turkey | 280.15 | 2005 | ||
| 62 | Russia | 280.13 | 2005 | ||
| 63 | Iran | 270.63 | 2005 | ||
| 64 | China | 268.79 | 2005 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 266.54 | 2004 | |||
| 65 | Moldova | 258.51 | 2005 | ||
| 66 | Seychelles | 258.19 | 2005 | ||
| 67 | Ukraine | 255.88 | 2004 | ||
| 68 | Qatar | 250.12 | 2005 | ||
| Christian countries average (profile) | 249.75 | 2004 | |||
| 69 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 249.72 | 2005 | ||
| 70 | Trinidad and Tobago | 249.42 | 2005 | ||
| 71 | Lebanon | 248.32 | 2005 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 246.53 | 2004 | |||
| 72 | New Caledonia | 235.97 | 2005 | ||
| 73 | Lithuania | 234.63 | 2005 | ||
| 74 | Brazil | 230.32 | 2004 | ||
| 75 | Brunei | 228.08 | 2005 | ||
| 76 | Argentina | 227.7 | 2005 | ||
| 77 | Bahrain | 223.43 | 2005 | ||
| 78 | Kuwait | 222.22 | 2005 | ||
| 79 | Slovakia | 222.21 | 2005 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 221.73 | 2004 | |||
| 80 | Chile | 210.3 | 2005 | ||
| 81 | French Polynesia | 209.46 | 2005 | ||
| 82 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 206.94 | 2005 | ||
| 83 | Romania | 202.96 | 2005 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 195.09 | 2004 | |||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 192.78 | 2005 | |||
| 84 | Armenia | 192.52 | 2004 | ||
| 85 | Vietnam | 192.31 | 2005 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 189.03 | 2004 | |||
| 86 | Colombia | 177.82 | 2005 | ||
| 87 | Mexico | 176.21 | 2005 | ||
| 88 | American Samoa | 174.72 | 2004 | ||
| 89 | Malaysia | 168.94 | 2005 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 167.72 | 2004 | |||
| 90 | Kazakhstan | 166.52 | 2004 | ||
| 91 | Suriname | 162.27 | 2005 | ||
| 92 | El Salvador | 159.98 | 2005 | ||
| 93 | Syria | 159.8 | 2005 | ||
| Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 158.67 | 2003 | |||
| 94 | Georgia | 158.22 | 2004 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 157.79 | 2005 | |||
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 154.07 | 2002 | |||
| Landlocked countries average (profile) | 153.94 | 2003 | |||
| 95 | Saudi Arabia | 153.91 | 2005 | ||
| 96 | Cape Verde | 149.19 | 2005 | ||
| 97 | Egypt | 144.84 | 2005 | ||
| 98 | Guyana | 144.76 | 2005 | ||
| 99 | Libya | 138.31 | 2003 | ||
| 100 | Venezuela | 134.91 | 2005 | ||
| 101 | Panama | 130.76 | 2005 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 130.36 | 2005 | |||
| 102 | Azerbaijan | 130.05 | 2005 | ||
| 103 | Jamaica | 129.04 | 2005 | ||
| 104 | Tunisia | 125.38 | 2005 | ||
| 105 | Fiji | 124.84 | 2003 | ||
| 106 | Ecuador | 123.5 | 2005 | ||
| 107 | Belize | 122.4 | 2005 | ||
| 108 | Jordan | 120.57 | 2004 | ||
| 109 | Federated States of Micronesia | 117.22 | 2005 | ||
| 110 | Tonga | 113.05 | 2002 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 111.74 | 2003 | |||
| Hot countries average (profile) | 109.96 | 2003 | |||
| 111 | Maldives | 108.53 | 2005 | ||
| 112 | Thailand | 107.3 | 2005 | ||
| 113 | Oman | 105.16 | 2005 | ||
| 114 | South Africa | 100.19 | 2005 | ||
| 115 | Guatemala | 98.44 | 2005 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 97.79 | 2004 | |||
| 116 | Dominican Republic | 95.92 | 2005 | ||
| 117 | Marshall Islands | 85.6 | 2003 | ||
| 118 | Albania | 85.37 | 2004 | ||
| 119 | Kyrgyzstan | 84.87 | 2005 | ||
| 120 | Peru | 81.18 | 2005 | ||
| 121 | Turkmenistan | 80.92 | 2003 | ||
| 122 | Algeria | 75.73 | 2005 | ||
| 123 | Cuba | 75.27 | 2005 | ||
| 124 | Samoa | 74.78 | 2003 | ||
| 125 | Honduras | 71.66 | 2005 | ||
| 126 | Botswana | 70.39 | 2005 | ||
| 127 | Bolivia | 69.09 | 2005 | ||
| 128 | Uzbekistan | 67.16 | 2003 | ||
| 129 | Namibia | 63.86 | 2004 | ||
| 130 | Sri Lanka | 63.33 | 2005 | ||
| 131 | Mongolia | 61.76 | 2005 | ||
| 132 | Indonesia | 56.9 | 2005 | ||
| 133 | Paraguay | 54.25 | 2005 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 53.46 | 2003 | |||
| 134 | Kiribati | 52.15 | 2002 | ||
| 135 | Bhutan | 50.29 | 2005 | ||
| 136 | Sao Tome and Principe | 46.74 | 2004 | ||
| 137 | Morocco | 44.52 | 2005 | ||
| 138 | India | 44.14 | 2005 | ||
| 139 | North Korea | 41.79 | 2003 | ||
| 140 | Yemen | 40.69 | 2004 | ||
| 141 | Nicaragua | 40.49 | 2005 | ||
| 142 | Philippines | 39.24 | 2005 | ||
| 143 | Iraq | 38.77 | 2004 | ||
| 144 | Tajikistan | 37.55 | 2003 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 35.61 | 2004 | |||
| 145 | Pakistan | 33.41 | 2005 | ||
| 146 | Vanuatu | 33.11 | 2004 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 32.35 | 2004 | |||
| 147 | Swaziland | 31.72 | 2005 | ||
| 148 | The Gambia | 30.63 | 2005 | ||
| 149 | Gabon | 28.36 | 2005 | ||
| 150 | Comoros | 28.2 | 2005 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 27.87 | 2005 | |||
| 151 | Zimbabwe | 25.81 | 2005 | ||
| 152 | Lesotho | 24.91 | 2005 | ||
| 153 | Senegal | 23.66 | 2005 | ||
| 154 | Sudan | 21.21 | 2005 | ||
| 155 | Nepal | 17.74 | 2005 | ||
| 156 | Equatorial Guinea | 16.57 | 2005 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 16.14 | 2004 | |||
| 157 | Solomon Islands | 15.78 | 2005 | ||
| 158 | Haiti | 15.33 | 2004 | ||
| 159 | Cote d'Ivoire | 15.04 | 2004 | ||
| 160 | Ghana | 15.04 | 2005 | ||
| 161 | Djibouti | 13.88 | 2005 | ||
| 162 | Mauritania | 13.03 | 2005 | ||
| 163 | Laos | 13 | 2005 | ||
| 164 | Somalia | 11.81 | 2005 | ||
| 165 | Togo | 10.58 | 2005 | ||
| 166 | Papua New Guinea | 10.42 | 2004 | ||
| 167 | Burma | 9.49 | 2005 | ||
| 168 | Benin | 9.32 | 2005 | ||
| 169 | Nigeria | 8.76 | 2005 | ||
| 170 | Zambia | 8.25 | 2005 | ||
| 171 | Ethiopia | 8.01 | 2005 | ||
| 172 | Malawi | 7.95 | 2005 | ||
| 173 | Kenya | 7.87 | 2005 | ||
| 174 | Eritrea | 7.77 | 2005 | ||
| 175 | Guinea-Bissau | 7.76 | 2003 | ||
| 176 | Bangladesh | 7.48 | 2005 | ||
| 177 | Burkina Faso | 7.26 | 2005 | ||
| 178 | Mali | 6.28 | 2005 | ||
| 179 | Angola | 5.7 | 2005 | ||
| 180 | Cameroon | 5.63 | 2004 | ||
| 181 | Sierra Leone | 5.34 | 2002 | ||
| 182 | Afghanistan | 4.02 | 2005 | ||
| 183 | Tanzania | 3.93 | 2004 | ||
| 184 | Burundi | 3.69 | 2004 | ||
| 185 | Madagascar | 3.66 | 2005 | ||
| 186 | Uganda | 3.51 | 2005 | ||
| 187 | Mozambique | 3.41 | 2004 | ||
| 188 | Cambodia | 2.81 | 2003 | ||
| 189 | Guinea | 2.79 | 2004 | ||
| 190 | Central African Republic | 2.52 | 2005 | ||
| 191 | Rwanda | 2.48 | 2004 | ||
| 192 | Liberia | 2.25 | 2002 | ||
| 193 | Niger | 1.82 | 2005 | ||
| 194 | Chad | 1.35 | 2004 | ||
| 195 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.196 | 2005 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Media > Telephone mainlines per 1000
- United States ranked first for telephone mainlines per 1000 amongst Former British colonies in 2004.
- Australia ranked second for telephone mainlines per 1000 amongst Hot countries in 2005.
- Sweden ranked first for telephone mainlines per 1000 amongst Europe in 2004.
- United Arab Emirates ranked first for telephone mainlines per 1000 amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
- Germany ranked first for telephone mainlines per 1000 amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2005.
- Bermuda ranked first for telephone mainlines per 1000 amongst Christian countries in 2002.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo has ranked last for telephone mainlines per 1000 since 1997.
- Hungary ranked first for telephone mainlines per 1000 amongst Emerging markets in 2005.
- All of the top 2 countries by telephone mainlines per 1000 are UK and its territories'.
- Costa Rica ranked first for telephone mainlines per 1000 amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2005.
