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Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | China | 743.86 million | 2005 | ||
2 | United States | 360.35 million | 2004 | ||
3 | Russia | 160.1 million | 2005 | ||
4 | Japan | 153.53 million | 2005 | ||
5 | India | 139.75 million | 2005 | ||
6 | Germany | 134.25 million | 2005 | ||
7 | Brazil | 107.99 million | 2004 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 100.16 million | 2005 | |||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 100 million | 2005 | |||
8 | United Kingdom | 97.3 million | 2005 | ||
9 | Italy | 97.25 million | 2005 | ||
10 | France | 83.76 million | 2005 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 69.99 million | 2005 | |||
11 | Mexico | 66.97 million | 2005 | ||
12 | Turkey | 62.59 million | 2005 | ||
13 | South Korea | 62.09 million | 2005 | ||
14 | Indonesia | 59.68 million | 2005 | ||
15 | Spain | 59.65 million | 2005 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 42.31 million | 2004 | |||
16 | Poland | 40.97 million | 2005 | ||
17 | South Africa | 38.69 million | 2005 | ||
18 | Philippines | 38.15 million | 2005 | ||
19 | Canada | 34.88 million | 2005 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 34.24 million | 2005 | |||
20 | Thailand | 34.19 million | 2004 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 33.85 million | 2005 | |||
21 | Argentina | 30.9 million | 2005 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 30.41 million | 2005 | |||
22 | Australia | 29.88 million | 2005 | ||
23 | Colombia | 29.53 million | 2005 | ||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 28.09 million | 2002 | |||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 28.09 million | 2004 | |||
Eurozone average (profile) | 27.72 million | 2005 | |||
European Union average (profile) | 26.25 million | 2005 | |||
24 | Iran | 26.21 million | 2005 | ||
25 | Ukraine | 25.88 million | 2004 | ||
26 | Vietnam | 25.44 million | 2005 | ||
27 | Egypt | 24.03 million | 2005 | ||
28 | Malaysia | 23.91 million | 2005 | ||
29 | Netherlands | 23.43 million | 2005 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 20.35 million | 2004 | |||
30 | Nigeria | 19.81 million | 2005 | ||
31 | Pakistan | 18.05 million | 2005 | ||
32 | Romania | 17.74 million | 2005 | ||
33 | Saudi Arabia | 17.1 million | 2005 | ||
34 | Greece | 16.35 million | 2005 | ||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 16.24 million | 2004 | |||
35 | Algeria | 16.23 million | 2005 | ||
36 | Sweden | 16.22 million | 2004 | ||
37 | Venezuela | 16.1 million | 2005 | ||
38 | Portugal | 15.68 million | 2005 | ||
39 | Czech Republic | 14.99 million | 2005 | ||
Christian countries average (profile) | 14.9 million | 2004 | |||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 14.76 million | 2004 | |||
40 | Chile | 14.01 million | 2005 | ||
41 | Belgium | 13.93 million | 2004 | ||
42 | Morocco | 13.73 million | 2005 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 13.73 million | 2004 | |||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 13.67 million | 2004 | |||
43 | Hungary | 12.68 million | 2005 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 12.61 million | 2003 | |||
44 | Hong Kong | 12.49 million | 2005 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 12.05 million | 2005 | |||
45 | Switzerland | 11.97 million | 2005 | ||
46 | Austria | 11.87 million | 2005 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 11.8 million | 2005 | |||
47 | Israel | 10.69 million | 2005 | ||
48 | Bangladesh | 10.07 million | 2005 | ||
49 | Denmark | 8.82 million | 2005 | ||
50 | Bulgaria | 8.73 million | 2005 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 8.43 million | 2004 | |||
51 | Ecuador | 7.95 million | 2005 | ||
52 | Peru | 7.83 million | 2005 | ||
53 | Serbia and Montenegro | 7.42 million | 2004 | ||
54 | Belarus | 7.38 million | 2005 | ||
55 | Finland | 7.35 million | 2005 | ||
56 | Tunisia | 6.94 million | 2005 | ||
57 | Norway | 6.88 million | 2005 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 6.67 million | 2003 | |||
58 | Ireland | 6.24 million | 2005 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 6.24 million | 2004 | |||
59 | Singapore | 6.23 million | 2005 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 6.23 million | 2004 | |||
60 | Syria | 5.85 million | 2005 | ||
61 | United Arab Emirates | 5.77 million | 2005 | ||
62 | Guatemala | 5.76 million | 2005 | ||
63 | Slovakia | 5.74 million | 2005 | ||
Tourist destinations average (profile) | 5.45 million | 2001 | |||
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 5.34 million | 2003 | |||
64 | New Zealand | 5.26 million | 2005 | ||
65 | Kazakhstan | 5.26 million | 2004 | ||
66 | Lithuania | 5.15 million | 2005 | ||
67 | Kenya | 4.89 million | 2005 | ||
68 | Croatia | 4.87 million | 2005 | ||
Hot countries average (profile) | 4.82 million | 2003 | |||
69 | Sri Lanka | 4.61 million | 2005 | ||
70 | Dominican Republic | 4.52 million | 2005 | ||
71 | Puerto Rico | 3.79 million | 2004 | ||
72 | El Salvador | 3.38 million | 2005 | ||
73 | Azerbaijan | 3.33 million | 2005 | ||
74 | Ghana | 3.16 million | 2005 | ||
75 | Bolivia | 3.07 million | 2005 | ||
76 | Jamaica | 3.04 million | 2005 | ||
77 | Kuwait | 2.89 million | 2005 | ||
78 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.76 million | 2005 | ||
79 | Latvia | 2.6 million | 2005 | ||
80 | Slovenia | 2.58 million | 2005 | ||
81 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.56 million | 2005 | ||
82 | Sudan | 2.5 million | 2005 | ||
83 | Costa Rica | 2.49 million | 2005 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 2.29 million | 2004 | |||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 2.29 million | 2004 | |||
84 | Jordan | 2.26 million | 2004 | ||
85 | Paraguay | 2.21 million | 2005 | ||
86 | Uruguay | 2.16 million | 2005 | ||
87 | Tanzania | 2.09 million | 2004 | ||
88 | Uzbekistan | 2.04 million | 2003 | ||
89 | Moldova | 2.02 million | 2005 | ||
90 | Senegal | 2 million | 2005 | ||
91 | Lebanon | 1.98 million | 2005 | ||
Landlocked countries average (profile) | 1.95 million | 2003 | |||
92 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.93 million | 2004 | ||
93 | Estonia | 1.89 million | 2005 | ||
94 | Yemen | 1.87 million | 2004 | ||
95 | Panama | 1.79 million | 2005 | ||
96 | Honduras | 1.78 million | 2005 | ||
97 | Cameroon | 1.64 million | 2004 | ||
98 | Uganda | 1.63 million | 2005 | ||
99 | Iraq | 1.61 million | 2004 | ||
100 | Oman | 1.6 million | 2005 | ||
101 | Albania | 1.53 million | 2004 | ||
102 | Georgia | 1.52 million | 2004 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 1.5 million | 2004 | |||
103 | Nicaragua | 1.34 million | 2005 | ||
104 | Afghanistan | 1.3 million | 2005 | ||
105 | Angola | 1.19 million | 2005 | ||
106 | Cyprus | 1.14 million | 2005 | ||
107 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.12 million | 2005 | ||
108 | Mauritius | 1.07 million | 2005 | ||
109 | Zambia | 1.04 million | 2005 | ||
110 | Zimbabwe | 1.03 million | 2005 | ||
111 | Ethiopia | 1.02 million | 2005 | ||
112 | Cuba | 984,407 | 2005 | ||
113 | Kyrgyzstan | 979,810 | 2005 | ||
114 | Luxembourg | 964,450 | 2005 | ||
115 | Botswana | 955,104 | 2005 | ||
116 | Bahrain | 945,218 | 2005 | ||
117 | Mali | 944,576 | 2005 | ||
118 | Qatar | 922,149 | 2005 | ||
119 | North Korea | 916,000 | 2002 | ||
120 | Libya | 877,000 | 2003 | ||
121 | Benin | 826,267 | 2005 | ||
122 | Mauritania | 786,615 | 2005 | ||
123 | Armenia | 785,799 | 2004 | ||
124 | Mozambique | 777,676 | 2004 | ||
125 | Laos | 713,505 | 2005 | ||
126 | Mongolia | 713,252 | 2005 | ||
127 | Macau | 707,147 | 2005 | ||
128 | Nepal | 697,459 | 2005 | ||
129 | Gabon | 688,935 | 2005 | ||
130 | Burkina Faso | 669,600 | 2005 | ||
131 | Burma | 659,603 | 2005 | ||
132 | Somalia | 600,000 | 2005 | ||
133 | Madagascar | 571,560 | 2005 | ||
134 | Haiti | 540,000 | 2004 | ||
135 | Cambodia | 534,747 | 2003 | ||
136 | Malawi | 532,029 | 2005 | ||
137 | Malta | 526,096 | 2005 | ||
138 | Togo | 502,269 | 2005 | ||
139 | Iceland | 497,853 | 2005 | ||
140 | Namibia | 414,030 | 2004 | ||
141 | Congo, Republic of the | 397,473 | 2004 | ||
142 | Guyana | 391,504 | 2005 | ||
143 | Turkmenistan | 385,287 | 2003 | ||
144 | Barbados | 341,068 | 2005 | ||
145 | The Bahamas | 325,943 | 2004 | ||
146 | Niger | 323,853 | 2005 | ||
147 | Brunei | 316,790 | 2005 | ||
148 | Suriname | 313,841 | 2005 | ||
149 | Lesotho | 293,016 | 2005 | ||
150 | Tajikistan | 292,809 | 2003 | ||
151 | The Gambia | 291,478 | 2005 | ||
152 | Swaziland | 235,042 | 2005 | ||
153 | Fiji | 211,905 | 2003 | ||
154 | New Caledonia | 189,575 | 2005 | ||
155 | Maldives | 185,689 | 2005 | ||
156 | Guinea | 181,100 | 2004 | ||
157 | Rwanda | 161,700 | 2004 | ||
158 | Cape Verde | 153,133 | 2005 | ||
159 | French Polynesia | 140,389 | 2005 | ||
160 | Chad | 136,000 | 2004 | ||
161 | Virgin Islands | 135,088 | 2004 | ||
162 | Burundi | 128,304 | 2004 | ||
163 | Belize | 126,371 | 2005 | ||
164 | Guam | 112,600 | 2001 | ||
165 | Central African Republic | 110,000 | 2005 | ||
166 | Netherlands Antilles | 109,000 | 1999 | ||
167 | Equatorial Guinea | 106,900 | 2005 | ||
168 | Andorra | 100,004 | 2005 | ||
169 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 93,125 | 2005 | ||
170 | Antigua and Barbuda | 92,000 | 2004 | ||
171 | Sierra Leone | 91,000 | 2002 | ||
172 | Aruba | 90,132 | 2001 | ||
173 | Bermuda | 86,000 | 2002 | ||
174 | Papua New Guinea | 84,000 | 2004 | ||
175 | Seychelles | 78,407 | 2005 | ||
176 | Eritrea | 78,150 | 2005 | ||
177 | Grenada | 76,018 | 2004 | ||
178 | Bhutan | 70,551 | 2005 | ||
179 | Saint Lucia | 65,434 | 2002 | ||
180 | Dominica | 62,801 | 2004 | ||
181 | Cayman Islands | 55,000 | 2001 | ||
182 | Djibouti | 54,832 | 2005 | ||
183 | Liechtenstein | 47,454 | 2005 | ||
184 | Greenland | 45,254 | 2002 | ||
185 | San Marino | 37,839 | 2004 | ||
186 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 35,000 | 2004 | ||
187 | Comoros | 33,004 | 2005 | ||
188 | Mayotte | 30,300 | 2002 | ||
189 | Federated States of Micronesia | 26,543 | 2005 | ||
190 | Samoa | 23,787 | 2003 | ||
191 | Vanuatu | 17,263 | 2004 | ||
192 | Sao Tome and Principe | 14,795 | 2004 | ||
193 | Tonga | 14,555 | 2002 | ||
194 | Solomon Islands | 13,407 | 2005 | ||
195 | American Samoa | 12,604 | 2004 | ||
196 | Guinea-Bissau | 11,833 | 2003 | ||
197 | Liberia | 8,800 | 2001 | ||
198 | Marshall Islands | 5,059 | 2003 | ||
199 | Kiribati | 4,969 | 2002 |