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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 |
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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 |