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DEFINITION: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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COUNTRY
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DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 BermudaBermuda 892.43 per 1,000 people 2002
2 San MarinoSan Marino 741.21 per 1,000 people 2004
3 SwedenSweden 716.97 per 1,000 people 2004
4 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 688.84 per 1,000 people 2005
5 GermanyGermany 667.47 per 1,000 people 2005
6 IcelandIceland 653.25 per 1,000 people 2005
7 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 651.69 per 1,000 people 2004
8 DenmarkDenmark 618.59 per 1,000 people 2005
9 United StatesUnited States 605.97 per 1,000 people 2004
10 FranceFrance 586.47 per 1,000 people 2005
11 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 574.13 per 1,000 people 2005
12 GreeceGreece 567.67 per 1,000 people 2005
13 CanadaCanada 565.85 per 1,000 people 2005
14 AustraliaAustralia 563.73 per 1,000 people 2005
15 CyprusCyprus 554.28 per 1,000 people 2005
16 Hong KongHong Kong 546.49 per 1,000 people 2005
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 539.19 per 1,000 people 2005
17 AndorraAndorra 535.41 per 1,000 people 2005
18 LuxembourgLuxembourg 535.35 per 1,000 people 2005
19 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 532.1 per 1,000 people 2004
20 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 527.94 per 1,000 people 2005
21 GuamGuam 506.5 per 1,000 people 2001
22 MaltaMalta 500.91 per 1,000 people 2005
23 BarbadosBarbados 500.37 per 1,000 people 2005
24 South KoreaSouth Korea 491.68 per 1,000 people 2005
25 IrelandIreland 488.81 per 1,000 people 2005
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 467.36 per 1,000 people 2005
26 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 466.8 per 1,000 people 2004
27 NetherlandsNetherlands 465.69 per 1,000 people 2005
28 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 460.83 per 1,000 people 2001
29 BelgiumBelgium 460.7 per 1,000 people 2004
30 NorwayNorway 460.49 per 1,000 people 2005
31 JapanJapan 460.03 per 1,000 people 2005
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 455.77 per 1,000 people 2005
32 AustriaAustria 450 per 1,000 people 2005
33 GreenlandGreenland 447.53 per 1,000 people 2002
34 The BahamasThe Bahamas 439 per 1,000 people 2004
35 ItalyItaly 427.41 per 1,000 people 2005
36 CroatiaCroatia 425.24 per 1,000 people 2005
37 SingaporeSingapore 424.8 per 1,000 people 2005
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 424.41 per 1,000 people 2005
38 IsraelIsrael 424.1 per 1,000 people 2005
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 423.18 per 1,000 people 2005
39 SpainSpain 422.18 per 1,000 people 2005
40 New ZealandNew Zealand 421.82 per 1,000 people 2005
41 Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands 418.98 per 1,000 people 2003
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 415.45 per 1,000 people 2004
42 SloveniaSlovenia 408.08 per 1,000 people 2005
43 FinlandFinland 404.11 per 1,000 people 2005
44 PortugalPortugal 401.36 per 1,000 people 2005
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 400.45 per 1,000 people 2005
45 MacauMacau 378.97 per 1,000 people 2005
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 372.72 per 1,000 people 2004
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 342.41 per 1,000 people 2004
46 BelarusBelarus 335.97 per 1,000 people 2005
47 HungaryHungary 332.71 per 1,000 people 2005
48 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 332.16 per 1,000 people 2004
49 EstoniaEstonia 328.39 per 1,000 people 2005
50 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 321.25 per 1,000 people 2002
51 Costa RicaCosta Rica 320.88 per 1,000 people 2005
52 BulgariaBulgaria 320.86 per 1,000 people 2005
53 LatviaLatvia 317.76 per 1,000 people 2005
54 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 314.38 per 1,000 people 2005
55 GrenadaGrenada 309.28 per 1,000 people 2004
56 PolandPoland 309.26 per 1,000 people 2005
57 UruguayUruguay 304.32 per 1,000 people 2005
58 DominicaDominica 293.31 per 1,000 people 2004
59 MauritiusMauritius 288.76 per 1,000 people 2005
60 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 285.46 per 1,000 people 2004
61 RussiaRussia 280.2 per 1,000 people 2005
62 IranIran 278.17 per 1,000 people 2005
63 United Arab EmiratesUAE 272.85 per 1,000 people 2005
64 BahrainBahrain 270.45 per 1,000 people 2005
65 ChinaChina 268.63 per 1,000 people 2005
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 264.88 per 1,000 people 2004
66 TurkeyTurkey 263.35 per 1,000 people 2005
67 UkraineUkraine 255.94 per 1,000 people 2004
68 SeychellesSeychelles 253.32 per 1,000 people 2005
69 QatarQatar 252.68 per 1,000 people 2005
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 252.63 per 1,000 people 2004
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 250.65 per 1,000 people 2004
70 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 247.97 per 1,000 people 2005
71 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 247.83 per 1,000 people 2005
72 LebanonLebanon 246.84 per 1,000 people 2005
73 MoldovaMoldova 239.74 per 1,000 people 2005
74 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 235.88 per 1,000 people 2005
75 LithuaniaLithuania 234.63 per 1,000 people 2005
76 BrazilBrazil 230.45 per 1,000 people 2004
77 ArgentinaArgentina 227.11 per 1,000 people 2005
78 BruneiBrunei 224.41 per 1,000 people 2005
79 SlovakiaSlovakia 222.21 per 1,000 people 2005
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 219.28 per 1,000 people 2004
80 ChileChile 210.85 per 1,000 people 2005
81 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 208.06 per 1,000 people 2005
82 RomaniaRomania 202.96 per 1,000 people 2005
83 KuwaitKuwait 201.26 per 1,000 people 2005
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 195.44 per 1,000 people 2004
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 192.76 per 1,000 people 2005
84 ArmeniaArmenia 192.49 per 1,000 people 2004
85 VietnamVietnam 190.66 per 1,000 people 2005
86 MexicoMexico 189.27 per 1,000 people 2005
87 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 189.04 per 1,000 people 2005
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 187.46 per 1,000 people 2004
88 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 181.65 per 1,000 people 2004
89 SurinameSuriname 180.43 per 1,000 people 2005
90 MalaysiaMalaysia 172.25 per 1,000 people 2005
91 ColombiaColombia 170.85 per 1,000 people 2005
92 KazakhstanKazakhstan 166.52 per 1,000 people 2004
93 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 164.37 per 1,000 people 2005
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 164.31 per 1,000 people 2004
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 158.96 per 1,000 people 2003
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 155.59 per 1,000 people 2003
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 155.32 per 1,000 people 2005
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 153.68 per 1,000 people 2002
94 SyriaSyria 152.45 per 1,000 people 2005
95 GeorgiaGeorgia 151.22 per 1,000 people 2004
96 GuyanaGuyana 146.61 per 1,000 people 2005
97 El SalvadorEl Salvador 141.18 per 1,000 people 2005
98 Cape VerdeCape Verde 140.91 per 1,000 people 2005
99 EgyptEgypt 140.43 per 1,000 people 2005
100 PanamaPanama 136.2 per 1,000 people 2005
101 VenezuelaVenezuela 135.66 per 1,000 people 2005
102 LibyaLibya 133.25 per 1,000 people 2003
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 130.56 per 1,000 people 2005
103 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 130.11 per 1,000 people 2005
104 JamaicaJamaica 128.84 per 1,000 people 2005
105 EcuadorEcuador 128.62 per 1,000 people 2005
106 TunisiaTunisia 125.38 per 1,000 people 2005
107 FijiFiji 122.38 per 1,000 people 2003
108 JordanJordan 120.57 per 1,000 people 2004
109 BelizeBelize 114.06 per 1,000 people 2005
110 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 112.67 per 1,000 people 2005
111 TongaTonga 110.68 per 1,000 people 2002
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 110.54 per 1,000 people 2003
112 ThailandThailand 109.52 per 1,000 people 2005
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 109.1 per 1,000 people 2003
113 OmanOman 103.33 per 1,000 people 2005
114 South AfricaSouth Africa 100.86 per 1,000 people 2005
115 GuatemalaGuatemala 99.07 per 1,000 people 2005
116 MaldivesMaldives 98.11 per 1,000 people 2005
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 95.63 per 1,000 people 2004
117 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 94.64 per 1,000 people 2005
118 AlbaniaAlbania 88.23 per 1,000 people 2004
119 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 85.19 per 1,000 people 2005
120 PeruPeru 80.47 per 1,000 people 2005
121 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 80.06 per 1,000 people 2003
122 AlgeriaAlgeria 78.29 per 1,000 people 2005
123 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 75.61 per 1,000 people 2003
124 CubaCuba 75.42 per 1,000 people 2005
125 BotswanaBotswana 74.81 per 1,000 people 2005
126 SamoaSamoa 72.86 per 1,000 people 2003
127 BoliviaBolivia 70.39 per 1,000 people 2005
128 HondurasHonduras 68.62 per 1,000 people 2005
129 UzbekistanUzbekistan 67.16 per 1,000 people 2003
130 NamibiaNamibia 63.67 per 1,000 people 2004
131 Sri LankaSri Lanka 63.39 per 1,000 people 2005
132 MongoliaMongolia 61.1 per 1,000 people 2005
133 IndonesiaIndonesia 57.91 per 1,000 people 2005
134 ParaguayParaguay 54.3 per 1,000 people 2005
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 52.89 per 1,000 people 2003
135 BhutanBhutan 51.35 per 1,000 people 2005
136 KiribatiKiribati 47.24 per 1,000 people 2002
137 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 46.09 per 1,000 people 2004
138 IndiaIndia 45.45 per 1,000 people 2005
139 MoroccoMorocco 44.49 per 1,000 people 2005
140 North KoreaNorth Korea 44 per 1,000 people 2003
141 NicaraguaNicaragua 42.89 per 1,000 people 2005
142 IraqIraq 40.76 per 1,000 people 2004
143 PhilippinesPhilippines 40.54 per 1,000 people 2005
144 YemenYemen 39.26 per 1,000 people 2004
145 TajikistanTajikistan 38.37 per 1,000 people 2003
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 35.12 per 1,000 people 2004
146 PakistanPakistan 33.88 per 1,000 people 2005
147 VanuatuVanuatu 32.6 per 1,000 people 2004
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 32.12 per 1,000 people 2004
148 SwazilandSwaziland 30.98 per 1,000 people 2005
149 The GambiaThe Gambia 29 per 1,000 people 2005
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 28.31 per 1,000 people 2005
150 GabonGabon 28.27 per 1,000 people 2005
151 ComorosComoros 28.21 per 1,000 people 2005
152 LesothoLesotho 26.72 per 1,000 people 2005
153 ZimbabweZimbabwe 25.21 per 1,000 people 2005
154 SenegalSenegal 22.87 per 1,000 people 2005
155 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 19.86 per 1,000 people 2005
156 SudanSudan 18.49 per 1,000 people 2005
157 HaitiHaiti 16.65 per 1,000 people 2004
158 NepalNepal 16.54 per 1,000 people 2005
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 15.93 per 1,000 people 2004
159 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 15.5 per 1,000 people 2005
160 GhanaGhana 14.54 per 1,000 people 2005
161 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 14.43 per 1,000 people 2004
162 DjiboutiDjibouti 13.59 per 1,000 people 2005
163 MauritaniaMauritania 13.36 per 1,000 people 2005
164 LaosLaos 13.29 per 1,000 people 2005
165 SomaliaSomalia 12.15 per 1,000 people 2005
166 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 10.74 per 1,000 people 2004
167 TogoTogo 9.54 per 1,000 people 2005
168 BurmaBurma 9.43 per 1,000 people 2005
169 BeninBenin 9.04 per 1,000 people 2005
170 NigeriaNigeria 8.65 per 1,000 people 2005
171 EritreaEritrea 8.57 per 1,000 people 2005
172 EthiopiaEthiopia 8.57 per 1,000 people 2005
173 KenyaKenya 8.22 per 1,000 people 2005
174 ZambiaZambia 8.11 per 1,000 people 2005
175 MalawiMalawi 7.97 per 1,000 people 2005
176 BangladeshBangladesh 7.54 per 1,000 people 2005
177 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 7.36 per 1,000 people 2005
178 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 7.07 per 1,000 people 2003
179 CameroonCameroon 6.2 per 1,000 people 2004
180 AngolaAngola 5.91 per 1,000 people 2005
181 MaliMali 5.55 per 1,000 people 2005
182 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 4.91 per 1,000 people 2002
183 TanzaniaTanzania 3.96 per 1,000 people 2004
184 BurundiBurundi 3.81 per 1,000 people 2004
185 MadagascarMadagascar 3.6 per 1,000 people 2005
186 MozambiqueMozambique 3.59 per 1,000 people 2004
187 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 3.56 per 1,000 people 2004
188 UgandaUganda 3.5 per 1,000 people 2005
189 AfghanistanAfghanistan 3.34 per 1,000 people 2005
190 GuineaGuinea 2.97 per 1,000 people 2004
191 CambodiaCambodia 2.69 per 1,000 people 2003
192 RwandaRwanda 2.59 per 1,000 people 2004
193 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 2.48 per 1,000 people 2005
194 LiberiaLiberia 2.15 per 1,000 people 2002
195 NigerNiger 1.72 per 1,000 people 2005
196 ChadChad 1.38 per 1,000 people 2004
197 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 0.184 per 1,000 people 2005

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