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FIELD LISTING :: TELEPHONES - FIXED LINES
This entry gives the total number of main telephone lines in use.

Country Comparison to the World

Country | TELEPHONES - MAIN LINES IN USE
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Afghanistan | total subscriptions: 100,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: less than 1 (2014 est.)
Albania | total subscriptions: 250,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 8 (2014 est.)
Algeria | total subscriptions: 3.1 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 8 (2014 est.)
American Samoa | total subscriptions: 9,900 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 18 (2014 est.)
Andorra | total subscriptions: 38,200 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 45 (2014 est.)
Angola | total subscriptions: 280,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2014 est.)
Anguilla | total subscriptions: 5,900 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 37 (2014 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda | total subscriptions: 32,400 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 35 (2014 est.)
Argentina | total subscriptions: 9.4 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 22 (2014 est.)
Armenia | total subscriptions: 560,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 18 (2014 est.)
Aruba | total subscriptions: 35,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 32 (2014 est.)
Australia | total subscriptions: 9.19 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 41 (2014 est.)
Austria | total subscriptions: 3.27 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 38 (2014 est.)
Azerbaijan | total subscriptions: 1.8 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 19 (2014 est.)
Bahamas, The | total subscriptions: 140,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 43 (2014 est.)
Bahrain | total subscriptions: 280,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 22 (2014 est.)
Bangladesh | total subscriptions: 1.09 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2014 est.)
Barbados | total subscriptions: 150,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 52 (2014 est.)
Belarus | total subscriptions: 4.5 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 47 (2014 est.)
Belgium | total subscriptions: 4.7 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 42 (2014 est.)
Belize | total subscriptions: 22,700 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 7 (2014 est.)
Benin | total subscriptions: 200,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2 (2014 est.)
Bermuda | total subscriptions: 29,200 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 42 (2014 est.)
Bhutan | total subscriptions: 23,800 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 3 (2014 est.)
Bolivia | total subscriptions: 880,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 8 (2014 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina | total subscriptions: 850,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 22 (2014 est.)
Botswana | total subscriptions: 170,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 8 (2014 est.)
Brazil | total subscriptions: 44.1 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 22 (2014 est.)
British Virgin Islands | total subscriptions: 11,800 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 36 (2014 est.)
Brunei | total subscriptions: 48,200 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 11 (2014 est.)
Bulgaria | total subscriptions: 1.8 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 25 (2014 est.)
Burkina Faso | total subscriptions: 120,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2014 est.)
Burma | total subscriptions: 530,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2014 est.)
Burundi | total subscriptions: 21,700 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: less than 1 (2014 est.)
Cabo Verde | total subscriptions: 58,500 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 11 (2014 est.)
Cambodia | total subscriptions: 440,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 3 (2014 est.)
Cameroon | total subscriptions: 1.05 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 5 (2014 est.)
Canada | total subscriptions: 16.6 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 48 (2014 est.)
Cayman Islands | total subscriptions: 32,900 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 60 (2014 est.)
Central African Republic | total subscriptions: 800 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: less than 1 (2014 est.)
Chad | total subscriptions: 23,600 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: less than 1 (2014 est.)
Chile | total subscriptions: 3.4 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 20 (2014 est.)
China | total subscriptions: 249.4 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 18 (2014 est.)
Colombia | total subscriptions: 7.2 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 16 (2014 est.)
Comoros | total subscriptions: 23,500 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 3 (2014 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | total subscriptions: 0 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: less than 1 (2014 est.)
Congo, Republic of the | total subscriptions: 16,300 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: less than 1 (2014 est.)
Cook Islands | total: 7,200 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 61 (2009)
Costa Rica | total subscriptions: 880,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 19 (2014 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire | total subscriptions: 240,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2014 est.)
Croatia | total subscriptions: 1.57 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 35 (2014 est.)
Cuba | total subscriptions: 1.26 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 11 (2014 est.)
Cyprus | total subscriptions: 330,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 28 (2014 est.)
Czech Republic | total subscriptions: 1.89 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 18 (2014 est.)
Denmark | total subscriptions: 1.88 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 34 (2014 est.)
Djibouti | total subscriptions: 21,900 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 3 (2014 est.)
Dominica | total subscriptions: 17,600 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 24 (2014 est.)
Dominican Republic | total subscriptions: 1.23 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 12 (2014 est.)
Ecuador | total subscriptions: 2.44 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 16 (2014 est.)
Egypt | total subscriptions: 6.32 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 7 (2014 est.)
El Salvador | total subscriptions: 950,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 15 (2014 est.)
Equatorial Guinea | total subscriptions: 15,100 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2 (2014 est.)
Eritrea | total subscriptions: 64,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2014 est.)
Estonia | total subscriptions: 410,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 32 (2014 est.)
Ethiopia | total subscriptions: 820,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2014 est.)
European Union | total: 213.8 million (2014 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | total subscriptions: 2,100 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 66 (2014 est.)
Faroe Islands | total subscriptions: 17,300 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 35 (2014 est.)
Fiji | total subscriptions: 74,700 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 8 (2014 est.)
Finland | total subscriptions: 640,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 12 (2014 est.)
France | total subscriptions: 38.81 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 59 (2014 est.)
French Polynesia | total subscriptions: 55,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 20 (2014 est.)
Gabon | total subscriptions: 17,200 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2014 est.)
Gambia, The | total subscriptions: 55,800 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 3 (2014 est.)
Gaza Strip | 403,118 (includes West Bank) (2014 est.)
Georgia | total subscriptions: 1.1 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 22 (2014 est.)
Germany | total subscriptions: 47.02 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 58 (2014 est.)
Ghana | total subscriptions: 260,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2014 est.)
Gibraltar | total subscriptions: 23,400 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 80 (2014 est.)
Greece | total subscriptions: 5.22 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 48 (2014 est.)
Greenland | total subscriptions: 17,200 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 30 (2014 est.)
Grenada | total subscriptions: 28,600 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 26 (2014 est.)
Guam | total subscriptions: 67,400 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 42 (2014 est.)
Guatemala | total subscriptions: 1.72 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 12 (2014 est.)
Guernsey | total subscriptions: 45,100 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 70 (2014 est.)
Guinea-Bissau | total subscriptions: 5,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: less than 1 (2014 est.)
Guinea | total subscriptions: 0 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: less than 1 (2014 est.)
Guyana | total subscriptions: 160,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 22 (2014 est.)
Haiti | total subscriptions: 41,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: less than 1 (2014 est.)
Honduras | total subscriptions: 530,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 6 (2014 est.)
Hong Kong | total subscriptions: 4.43 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 62 (2014 est.)
Hungary | total subscriptions: 3.01 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 30 (2014 est.)
Iceland | total subscriptions: 170,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 52 (2014 est.)
India | total subscriptions: 27 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2 (2014 est.)
Indonesia | total subscriptions: 29.64 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 12 (2014 est.)
Iran | total subscriptions: 30.59 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 38 (2014 est.)
Iraq | total subscriptions: 1.95 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 5 (2014 est.)
Ireland | total subscriptions: 2.02 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 42 (2014 est.)
Israel | total subscriptions: 2.9 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 37 (2014 est.)
Italy | total subscriptions: 20.57 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 33 (2014 est.)
Jamaica | total subscriptions: 250,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 9 (2014 est.)
Japan | total subscriptions: 63.61 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 50 (2014 est.)
Jersey | total subscriptions: 83,900 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 95 (2014 est.)
Jordan | total subscriptions: 380,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 5 (2014 est.)
Kazakhstan | total subscriptions: 4.34 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 24 (2014 est.)
Kenya | total subscriptions: 180,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: less than 1 (2014 est.)
Kiribati | total subscriptions: 9,200 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 9 (2014 est.)
Korea, North | total subscriptions: 1.18 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 5 (2014 est.)
Korea, South | total subscriptions: 29.48 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 60 (2014 est.)
Kosovo | total: 110,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 6 (2006)
Kuwait | total subscriptions: 490,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 18 (2014 est.)
Kyrgyzstan | total subscriptions: 440,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 8 (2014 est.)
Laos | total subscriptions: 920,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 14 (2014 est.)
Latvia | total subscriptions: 390,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 19 (2014 est.)
Lebanon | total subscriptions: 970,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 16 (2014 est.)
Lesotho | total subscriptions: 51,200 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 3 (2014 est.)
Liberia | total subscriptions: 10,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: less than 1 (2014 est.)
Libya | total subscriptions: 710,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 11 (2014 est.)
Liechtenstein | total subscriptions: 18,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 48 (2014 est.)
Lithuania | total subscriptions: 590,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 20 (2014 est.)
Luxembourg | total subscriptions: 270,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 48 (2014 est.)
Macau | total: 160,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 28 (2012)
Macedonia | total subscriptions: 390,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 19 (2014 est.)
Madagascar | total subscriptions: 250,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2014 est.)
Malawi | total subscriptions: 64,200 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: less than 1 (2014 est.)
Malaysia | total subscriptions: 4.41 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 15 (2014 est.)
Maldives | total subscriptions: 21,500 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 5 (2014 est.)
Mali | total subscriptions: 160,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2014 est.)
Malta | total subscriptions: 230,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 56 (2014 est.)
Marshall Islands | total subscriptions: 2,400 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 3 (2014 est.)
Mauritania | total subscriptions: 51,400 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2014 est.)
Mauritius | total subscriptions: 370,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 28 (2014 est.)
Mexico | total subscriptions: 21.1 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 18 (2014 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of | total subscriptions: 7,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 7 (2014 est.)
Moldova | total subscriptions: 1.22 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 34 (2014 est.)
Monaco | total subscriptions: 50,600 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 166 (2014 est.)
Mongolia | total subscriptions: 230,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 8 (2014 est.)
Montenegro | total subscriptions: 160,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 25 (2014 est.)
Montserrat | total subscriptions: 3,100 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 59 (2014 est.)
Morocco | total subscriptions: 2.49 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 8 (2014 est.)
Mozambique | total subscriptions: 68,800 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: less than 1 (2014 est.)
Namibia | total subscriptions: 180,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 8 (2014 est.)
Nauru | total subscriptions: 0 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: less than 1 (2014 est.)
Nepal | total subscriptions: 840,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 3 (2014 est.)
Netherlands | total subscriptions: 7.13 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 42 (2014 est.)
New Caledonia | total subscriptions: 88,500 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 33 (2014 est.)
New Zealand | total subscriptions: 1.85 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 42 (2014 est.)
Nicaragua | total subscriptions: 340,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 6 (2014 est.)
Nigeria | total subscriptions: 180,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: less than 1 (2014 est.)
Niger | total subscriptions: 110,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2014 est.)
Norway | total subscriptions: 1.16 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 22 (2014 est.)
Oman | total subscriptions: 380,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 12 (2014 est.)
Pakistan | total subscriptions: 4.9 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2 (2014 est.)
Palau | total subscriptions: 7,100 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 34 (2014 est.)
Panama | total subscriptions: 590,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 16 (2014 est.)
Papua New Guinea | total subscriptions: 150,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2 (2014 est.)
Paraguay | total subscriptions: 370,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 6 (2014 est.)
Peru | total subscriptions: 3.03 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 10 (2014 est.)
Philippines | total subscriptions: 3.09 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 3 (2014 est.)
Poland | total subscriptions: 5.04 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 13 (2014 est.)
Portugal | total subscriptions: 4.59 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 42 (2014 est.)
Puerto Rico | total subscriptions: 820,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 23 (2014 est.)
Qatar | total subscriptions: 420,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 20 (2014 est.)
Romania | total subscriptions: 4.6 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 21 (2014 est.)
Russia | total subscriptions: 39.43 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 28 (2014 est.)
Rwanda | total subscriptions: 49,600 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: less than 1 (2014 est.)
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | total: 3,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 39 (2012)
Saint Kitts and Nevis | total subscriptions: 19,100 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 37 (2014 est.)
Saint Lucia | total subscriptions: 32,800 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 20 (2014 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | total subscriptions: 4,800 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 81 (2014 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | total subscriptions: 23,900 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 23 (2014 est.)
Samoa | total subscriptions: 11,800 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 6 (2014 est.)
San Marino | total subscriptions: 18,600 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 57 (2014 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe | total subscriptions: 6,800 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 4 (2014 est.)
Saudi Arabia | total subscriptions: 3.92 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 14 (2014 est.)
Senegal | total subscriptions: 310,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2 (2014 est.)
Serbia | total subscriptions: 2.86 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 40 (2014 est.)
Seychelles | total subscriptions: 21,200 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 23 (2014 est.)
Sierra Leone | total subscriptions: 16,500 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: less than 1 (2014 est.)
Singapore | total subscriptions: 1.96 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 35 (2014 est.)
Slovakia | total subscriptions: 920,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 17 (2014 est.)
Slovenia | total subscriptions: 770,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 39 (2014 est.)
Solomon Islands | total subscriptions: 7,500 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2014 est.)
Somalia | total subscriptions: 57,200 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2014 est.)
South Africa | total subscriptions: 4.3 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 8 (2014 est.)
Spain | total subscriptions: 19.09 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 40 (2014 est.)
Sri Lanka | total subscriptions: 2.7 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 12 (2014 est.)
Sudan | total subscriptions: 420,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2014 est.)
Suriname | total subscriptions: 84,900 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 15 (2014 est.)
Swaziland | total subscriptions: 44,400 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 3 (2014 est.)
Sweden | total subscriptions: 3.82 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 39 (2014 est.)
Switzerland | total subscriptions: 4.37 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 54 (2014 est.)
Syria | total subscriptions: 3.99 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 22 (2014 est.)
Taiwan | total subscriptions: 14.04 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 60 (2014 est.)
Tajikistan | total subscriptions: 440,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 5 (2014 est.)
Tanzania | total subscriptions: 150,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: less than 1 (2014 est.)
Thailand | total subscriptions: 5.69 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 8 (2014 est.)
Timor-Leste | total subscriptions: 3,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: less than 1 (2014 est.)
Togo | total subscriptions: 63,200 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2014 est.)
Tonga | total subscriptions: 12,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 11 (2014 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago | total subscriptions: 290,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 24 (2014 est.)
Tunisia | total subscriptions: 950,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 9 (2014 est.)
Turkey | total subscriptions: 12.53 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 16 (2014 est.)
Turkmenistan | total subscriptions: 620,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 12 (2014 est.)
Tuvalu | total subscriptions: 1,500 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 14 (2014 est.)
Uganda | total subscriptions: 320,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2014 est.)
Ukraine | total subscriptions: 10.46 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 23 (2014 est.)
United Arab Emirates | total subscriptions: 2.1 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 37 (2014 est.)
United Kingdom | total subscriptions: 33.24 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 52 (2014 est.)
United States | total subscriptions: 129.4 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 41 (2014 est.)
Uruguay | total subscriptions: 1.08 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 32 (2014 est.)
Uzbekistan | total subscriptions: 2.51 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 9 (2014 est.)
Vanuatu | total subscriptions: 5,700 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2 (2014 est.)
Venezuela | total subscriptions: 7.81 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 27 (2014 est.)
Vietnam | total subscriptions: 5.56 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 6 (2014 est.)
Virgin Islands | total subscriptions: 76,100 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 73 (2014 est.)
West Bank | total subscriptions: 400,000 (includes Gaza Strip) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 15 (2014 est.)
World | 1.1 billion (2014 est.)
Yemen | total subscriptions: 1.17 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 4 (2014 est.)
Zambia | total subscriptions: 110,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2014 est.)
Zimbabwe | total subscriptions: 330,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2 (2014 est.)

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