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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 BermudaBermuda 890.13 2002
2 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 877.25 2001
3 SwedenSweden 716.85 2004
4 San MarinoSan Marino 708.57 2004
5 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 688.84 2005
6 GermanyGermany 667.47 2005
7 IcelandIceland 653.29 2005
8 DenmarkDenmark 618.2 2005
9 United StatesUnited States 607.73 2004
10 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 574.29 2005
11 GreeceGreece 567.67 2005
12 CanadaCanada 565.62 2005
13 FranceFrance 565.09 2005
14 AustraliaAustralia 561.91 2005
15 Hong KongHong Kong 556.95 2005
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 535.6 2005
16 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 527.96 2005
17 LuxembourgLuxembourg 525.63 2005
18 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 516.3 2004
19 GuamGuam 511.45 2001
20 MaltaMalta 500.49 2005
21 South KoreaSouth Korea 493.27 2005
22 BarbadosBarbados 493.03 2005
23 IrelandIreland 488.71 2005
Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile) 471.45 2001
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 466.06 2005
24 NetherlandsNetherlands 465.69 2005
25 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 465.01 2004
26 BelgiumBelgium 460.7 2004
27 NorwayNorway 460.49 2005
28 JapanJapan 460.03 2005
29 AustriaAustria 450.3 2005
30 GreenlandGreenland 447.46 2002
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 445.25 2005
31 AndorraAndorra 436.38 2005
32 The BahamasThe Bahamas 434.04 2004
33 SingaporeSingapore 432.37 2005
34 ItalyItaly 427.41 2005
35 CroatiaCroatia 425.37 2005
36 IsraelIsrael 423.7 2005
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 422.59 2005
37 SpainSpain 422.18 2005
38 New ZealandNew Zealand 418.25 2005
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 417.52 2005
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 409.67 2004
39 SloveniaSlovenia 408.09 2005
40 CyprusCyprus 406.77 2005
41 FinlandFinland 404.11 2005
42 PortugalPortugal 401.36 2005
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 400.93 2005
43 ArubaAruba 399.72 2001
44 MacauMacau 372.51 2005
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 370.58 2004
45 BelarusBelarus 339.88 2005
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 339.42 2004
46 HungaryHungary 332.71 2005
47 EstoniaEstonia 328.39 2005
48 Costa RicaCosta Rica 321.4 2005
49 BulgariaBulgaria 320.87 2005
50 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 319.07 2002
51 GrenadaGrenada 318.59 2004
52 LatviaLatvia 317.76 2005
53 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 314.32 2005
54 PolandPoland 309.26 2005
55 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 306.72 2000
56 UruguayUruguay 302.54 2005
57 United Arab EmiratesUAE 298.12 2005
58 DominicaDominica 298.09 2004
59 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 290.55 2004
60 MauritiusMauritius 288.76 2005
61 TurkeyTurkey 280.15 2005
62 RussiaRussia 280.13 2005
63 IranIran 270.63 2005
64 ChinaChina 268.79 2005
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 266.54 2004
65 MoldovaMoldova 258.51 2005
66 SeychellesSeychelles 258.19 2005
67 UkraineUkraine 255.88 2004
68 QatarQatar 250.12 2005
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 249.75 2004
69 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 249.72 2005
70 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 249.42 2005
71 LebanonLebanon 248.32 2005
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 246.53 2004
72 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 235.97 2005
73 LithuaniaLithuania 234.63 2005
74 BrazilBrazil 230.32 2004
75 BruneiBrunei 228.08 2005
76 ArgentinaArgentina 227.7 2005
77 BahrainBahrain 223.43 2005
78 KuwaitKuwait 222.22 2005
79 SlovakiaSlovakia 222.21 2005
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 221.73 2004
80 ChileChile 210.3 2005
81 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 209.46 2005
82 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 206.94 2005
83 RomaniaRomania 202.96 2005
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 195.09 2004
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 192.78 2005
84 ArmeniaArmenia 192.52 2004
85 VietnamVietnam 192.31 2005
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 189.03 2004
86 ColombiaColombia 177.82 2005
87 MexicoMexico 176.21 2005
88 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 174.72 2004
89 MalaysiaMalaysia 168.94 2005
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 167.72 2004
90 KazakhstanKazakhstan 166.52 2004
91 SurinameSuriname 162.27 2005
92 El SalvadorEl Salvador 159.98 2005
93 SyriaSyria 159.8 2005
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 158.67 2003
94 GeorgiaGeorgia 158.22 2004
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 157.79 2005
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 154.07 2002
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 153.94 2003
95 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 153.91 2005
96 Cape VerdeCape Verde 149.19 2005
97 EgyptEgypt 144.84 2005
98 GuyanaGuyana 144.76 2005
99 LibyaLibya 138.31 2003
100 VenezuelaVenezuela 134.91 2005
101 PanamaPanama 130.76 2005
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 130.36 2005
102 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 130.05 2005
103 JamaicaJamaica 129.04 2005
104 TunisiaTunisia 125.38 2005
105 FijiFiji 124.84 2003
106 EcuadorEcuador 123.5 2005
107 BelizeBelize 122.4 2005
108 JordanJordan 120.57 2004
109 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 117.22 2005
110 TongaTonga 113.05 2002
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 111.74 2003
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 109.96 2003
111 MaldivesMaldives 108.53 2005
112 ThailandThailand 107.3 2005
113 OmanOman 105.16 2005
114 South AfricaSouth Africa 100.19 2005
115 GuatemalaGuatemala 98.44 2005
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 97.79 2004
116 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 95.92 2005
117 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 85.6 2003
118 AlbaniaAlbania 85.37 2004
119 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 84.87 2005
120 PeruPeru 81.18 2005
121 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 80.92 2003
122 AlgeriaAlgeria 75.73 2005
123 CubaCuba 75.27 2005
124 SamoaSamoa 74.78 2003
125 HondurasHonduras 71.66 2005
126 BotswanaBotswana 70.39 2005
127 BoliviaBolivia 69.09 2005
128 UzbekistanUzbekistan 67.16 2003
129 NamibiaNamibia 63.86 2004
130 Sri LankaSri Lanka 63.33 2005
131 MongoliaMongolia 61.76 2005
132 IndonesiaIndonesia 56.9 2005
133 ParaguayParaguay 54.25 2005
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 53.46 2003
134 KiribatiKiribati 52.15 2002
135 BhutanBhutan 50.29 2005
136 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 46.74 2004
137 MoroccoMorocco 44.52 2005
138 IndiaIndia 44.14 2005
139 North KoreaNorth Korea 41.79 2003
140 YemenYemen 40.69 2004
141 NicaraguaNicaragua 40.49 2005
142 PhilippinesPhilippines 39.24 2005
143 IraqIraq 38.77 2004
144 TajikistanTajikistan 37.55 2003
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 35.61 2004
145 PakistanPakistan 33.41 2005
146 VanuatuVanuatu 33.11 2004
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 32.35 2004
147 SwazilandSwaziland 31.72 2005
148 The GambiaThe Gambia 30.63 2005
149 GabonGabon 28.36 2005
150 ComorosComoros 28.2 2005
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 27.87 2005
151 ZimbabweZimbabwe 25.81 2005
152 LesothoLesotho 24.91 2005
153 SenegalSenegal 23.66 2005
154 SudanSudan 21.21 2005
155 NepalNepal 17.74 2005
156 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 16.57 2005
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 16.14 2004
157 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 15.78 2005
158 HaitiHaiti 15.33 2004
159 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 15.04 2004
160 GhanaGhana 15.04 2005
161 DjiboutiDjibouti 13.88 2005
162 MauritaniaMauritania 13.03 2005
163 LaosLaos 13 2005
164 SomaliaSomalia 11.81 2005
165 TogoTogo 10.58 2005
166 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 10.42 2004
167 BurmaBurma 9.49 2005
168 BeninBenin 9.32 2005
169 NigeriaNigeria 8.76 2005
170 ZambiaZambia 8.25 2005
171 EthiopiaEthiopia 8.01 2005
172 MalawiMalawi 7.95 2005
173 KenyaKenya 7.87 2005
174 EritreaEritrea 7.77 2005
175 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 7.76 2003
176 BangladeshBangladesh 7.48 2005
177 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 7.26 2005
178 MaliMali 6.28 2005
179 AngolaAngola 5.7 2005
180 CameroonCameroon 5.63 2004
181 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 5.34 2002
182 AfghanistanAfghanistan 4.02 2005
183 TanzaniaTanzania 3.93 2004
184 BurundiBurundi 3.69 2004
185 MadagascarMadagascar 3.66 2005
186 UgandaUganda 3.51 2005
187 MozambiqueMozambique 3.41 2004
188 CambodiaCambodia 2.81 2003
189 GuineaGuinea 2.79 2004
190 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 2.52 2005
191 RwandaRwanda 2.48 2004
192 LiberiaLiberia 2.25 2002
193 NigerNiger 1.82 2005
194 ChadChad 1.35 2004
195 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 0.196 2005

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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.
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