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DEFINITION: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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COUNTRY
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DATE
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HISTORY
1 MonacoMonaco 974.83 2009
2 BermudaBermuda 879.09 2009
3 San MarinoSan Marino 700.37 2009
4 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 700.14 2009
5 MaltaMalta 610.4 2009
6 Hong KongHong Kong 600.62 2009
7 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 600.48 2009
8 GermanyGermany 594.61 2009
9 IcelandIceland 581.48 2009
10 SwedenSweden 553.42 2009
11 LuxembourgLuxembourg 549.64 2009
12 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 546.71 2009
13 CanadaCanada 541.14 2009
14 GreeceGreece 525.58 2009
15 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 519.6 2009
16 SloveniaSlovenia 506.94 2009
17 BarbadosBarbados 486.37 2009
18 AndorraAndorra 481.83 2009
19 European UnionEuropean Union 478.81 2005
20 IrelandIreland 466.48 2009
21 United StatesUnited States 459.63 2009
22 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 454.07 2009
23 NetherlandsNetherlands 442.82 2009
24 SpainSpain 436.89 2009
25 IsraelIsrael 434.17 2009
26 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 433.37 2009
27 New ZealandNew Zealand 433.29 2009
28 CroatiaCroatia 419.73 2009
29 BelarusBelarus 417.48 2009
30 AustraliaAustralia 414.16 2009
31 GuamGuam 412.93 2009
Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile) 412.83 2009
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 402.38 2009
32 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 396.28 2009
33 NorwayNorway 393.48 2009
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 392.76 2009
34 South KoreaSouth Korea 392.2 2009
35 GreenlandGreenland 390.6 2009
36 AustriaAustria 388.87 2009
37 PortugalPortugal 380.81 2009
38 ArubaAruba 377.64 2009
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 374.53 2009
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 374.45 2009
39 DenmarkDenmark 373.34 2009
40 SingaporeSingapore 371.32 2009
41 EstoniaEstonia 367.69 2009
42 The BahamasThe Bahamas 363.9 2009
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 360.95 2009
43 ItalyItaly 353.86 2009
44 IranIran 350.87 2009
45 PalauPalau 349 2009
46 JapanJapan 347.79 2009
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 345.26 2009
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 331.9 2009
47 Costa RicaCosta Rica 324.46 2009
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 321.6 2009
48 MoldovaMoldova 319.44 2009
49 MacauMacau 315.93 2010
50 RussiaRussia 315.71 2009
51 HungaryHungary 306.21 2009
52 TongaTonga 299.35 2009
53 MauritiusMauritius 297.33 2009
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 287.7 2009
54 LatviaLatvia 285.61 2009
55 BulgariaBulgaria 285.3 2009
56 UruguayUruguay 283.71 2009
57 UkraineUkraine 282.85 2009
58 GrenadaGrenada 274.22 2009
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 271.93 2009
59 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 268.34 2009
60 FinlandFinland 267.85 2009
61 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 259.14 2009
62 SeychellesSeychelles 253.16 2009
63 PolandPoland 250.47 2009
64 RomaniaRomania 247.34 2009
65 DominicaDominica 246.49 2009
66 ArgentinaArgentina 243.96 2009
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 243.61 2009
67 VenezuelaVenezuela 240.25 2009
68 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 238.03 2009
69 ChinaChina 235.63 2009
70 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 234.02 2009
71 KazakhstanKazakhstan 233.82 2009
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 233.74 2009
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 233.51 2009
72 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 232.62 2009
73 TurkeyTurkey 232.09 2009
74 LithuaniaLithuania 223.81 2009
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 216.65 2009
75 BrazilBrazil 214.46 2009
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 212.63 2009
76 ArmeniaArmenia 212.25 2009
77 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 210.53 2009
78 ChileChile 210.4 2009
79 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 204.59 2009
80 BruneiBrunei 204.11 2009
81 VietnamVietnam 202.58 2009
82 United Arab EmiratesUAE 202.25 2009
83 BahrainBahrain 200.08 2009
84 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 199.48 2009
85 KuwaitKuwait 194.2 2009
86 SlovakiaSlovakia 188.61 2009
87 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 184.91 2009
88 LibyaLibya 184.6 2009
89 SyriaSyria 184.06 2009
90 QatarQatar 182.41 2009
91 El SalvadorEl Salvador 177.73 2009
92 LebanonLebanon 176.6 2009
93 TuvaluTuvalu 173.33 2009
94 SamoaSamoa 172.71 2009
95 Sri LankaSri Lanka 170.58 2010
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 168.11 2009
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 167.41 2009
96 MexicoMexico 166.85 2009
97 GuyanaGuyana 166.44 2009
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 165.77 2009
98 ColombiaColombia 163.75 2009
99 SurinameSuriname 160.91 2009
100 FijiFiji 160.47 2009
101 MaldivesMaldives 156.14 2009
102 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 156.14 2009
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 156.07 2009
103 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 155.66 2009
104 MalaysiaMalaysia 155.16 2009
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 153.32 2009
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 149.36 2009
105 Cape VerdeCape Verde 148.65 2009
106 PanamaPanama 148.54 2009
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 148.02 2009
107 IndonesiaIndonesia 142.99 2009
108 GeorgiaGeorgia 140.56 2009
109 EcuadorEcuador 135.81 2009
110 EgyptEgypt 134.33 2009
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 122.76 2009
111 TunisiaTunisia 122.51 2009
112 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 122.33 2009
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 121.49 2009
113 AlbaniaAlbania 115.19 2009
114 OmanOman 112.68 2009
115 MoroccoMorocco 112.42 2009
116 JamaicaJamaica 112.15 2009
117 HondurasHonduras 111.11 2009
118 ThailandThailand 105.98 2009
119 BelizeBelize 103.65 2009
120 CubaCuba 103.47 2009
121 PeruPeru 102.47 2009
122 GuatemalaGuatemala 101.01 2009
123 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 97.67 2009
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 97.2 2009
124 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 96 2009
125 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 92.56 2009
126 South AfricaSouth Africa 87.59 2009
127 JordanJordan 84.73 2009
128 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 84.06 2009
129 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 83.67 2009
130 BoliviaBolivia 81.07 2009
131 BotswanaBotswana 73.88 2009
132 PhilippinesPhilippines 72.59 2010
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 71.94 2009
133 AlgeriaAlgeria 70.8 2009
134 MongoliaMongolia 70.69 2009
135 UzbekistanUzbekistan 66.88 2009
136 NamibiaNamibia 66.29 2009
137 ParaguayParaguay 61.02 2009
138 North KoreaNorth Korea 48.67 2008
139 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 45.02 2009
140 YemenYemen 44.85 2009
141 NicaraguaNicaragua 44.4 2009
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 44 2009
142 KiribatiKiribati 41.55 2009
143 TajikistanTajikistan 38.94 2009
144 ComorosComoros 38.13 2009
145 SwazilandSwaziland 37.49 2009
146 BhutanBhutan 37.33 2009
147 IraqIraq 36.73 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 32.05 2009
148 VanuatuVanuatu 31.19 2009
149 NepalNepal 30.91 2009
150 The GambiaThe Gambia 30.09 2009
151 ZimbabweZimbabwe 29.88 2009
152 IndiaIndia 29.67 2010
153 TogoTogo 29.08 2009
154 PakistanPakistan 23.86 2009
155 SenegalSenegal 22.15 2009
156 MauritaniaMauritania 21.19 2009
157 LaosLaos 21.09 2009
158 DjiboutiDjibouti 20.44 2009
159 LesothoLesotho 20.1 2009
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 19.01 2009
160 GabonGabon 17.44 2009
161 KenyaKenya 16.68 2009
162 CameroonCameroon 16.11 2009
163 AngolaAngola 16.02 2009
164 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 15.92 2009
165 BurmaBurma 15.75 2009
166 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 15.17 2009
167 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 14.77 2009
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 13.76 2009
168 BeninBenin 13.75 2009
169 MalawiMalawi 12.01 2009
170 GhanaGhana 11.29 2009
171 HaitiHaiti 11.09 2009
172 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 11.06 2009
173 EthiopiaEthiopia 10.79 2009
174 SomaliaSomalia 10.66 2009
175 SudanSudan 10.63 2009
176 BangladeshBangladesh 10.18 2009
177 NigeriaNigeria 9.13 2009
178 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 8.95 2009
179 MadagascarMadagascar 8.84 2009
180 EritreaEritrea 8.73 2009
181 UgandaUganda 7.1 2009
182 ZambiaZambia 7.04 2009
183 MaliMali 5.97 2009
184 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 5.81 2009
185 AfghanistanAfghanistan 4.67 2009
186 NigerNiger 4.25 2009
187 TanzaniaTanzania 3.86 2010
188 CambodiaCambodia 3.83 2009
189 BurundiBurundi 3.53 2009
190 MozambiqueMozambique 3.53 2009
191 RwandaRwanda 3.18 2009
192 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 3.09 2009
193 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 2.81 2009
194 East TimorEast Timor 2.16 2009
195 GuineaGuinea 2.08 2009
196 ChadChad 1.14 2009
197 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 0.661 2009
198 LiberiaLiberia 0.523 2009
199 BelgiumBelgium 0.394 2009
200 FranceFrance 0.000563 2009

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Interesting observations about Media > Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000

  • All of the top 2 countries by telephones > main lines in use per 1000 are Christian.
  • All of the top 3 countries by telephones > main lines in use per 1000 are Tourist destination.
  • All of the top 3 countries by telephones > main lines in use per 1000 are Densely populated.
  • Monaco has had the highest telephones > main lines in use per 1000 since 2002.
  • Bermuda has ranked in the top 2 for telephones > main lines in use per 1000 since 1997.
  • 105 of the top 198 countries by telephones > main lines in use per 1000 are Hot countries.
  • 13 of the top 26 countries by telephones > main lines in use per 1000 are Heavily indebted.
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