| Field Listing :: Telephones - main lines in use |
| This entry gives the total number of main telephone lines in use. | |
| Country Comparison to the World |
Country |
Telephones - main lines in use |
|---|
| Afghanistan | 13,500 (2011) |
| Albania | 338,800 (2011) |
| Algeria | 3.059 million (2011) |
| American Samoa | 10,400 (2009) |
| Andorra | 38,400 (2011) |
| Angola | 303,200 (2011) |
| Anguilla | 6,200 (2011) |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 35,500 (2011) |
| Argentina | 10.14 million (2011) |
| Armenia | 577,500 (2011) |
| Aruba | 35,000 (2010) |
| Australia | 10.54 million (2011) |
| Austria | 3.388 million (2011) |
| Azerbaijan | 1.684 million (2011) |
| Bahamas, The | 133,000 (2011) |
| Bahrain | 276,500 (2011) |
| Bangladesh | 1.6 million (2011) |
| Barbados | 140,700 (2011) |
| Belarus | 4.208 million (2011) |
| Belgium | 4.631 million (2011) |
| Belize | 28,800 (2011) |
| Benin | 152,700 (2011) |
| Bermuda | 57,800 (2010) |
| Bhutan | 27,500 (2011) |
| Bolivia | 879,800 (2011) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 955,900 (2011) |
| Botswana | 149,600 (2011) |
| Brazil | 43.026 million (2011) |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | NA |
| British Virgin Islands | 26,800 (2010) |
| Brunei | 79,800 (2011) |
| Bulgaria | 2.311 million (2011) |
| Burkina Faso | 141,500 (2011) |
| Burma | 521,100 (2011) |
| Burundi | 32,600 (2010) |
| Cambodia | 530,000 (2011) |
| Cameroon | 669,000 (2011) |
| Canada | 16.438 million (2011) |
| Cape Verde | 74,500 (2011) |
| Cayman Islands | 37,200 (2011) |
| Central African Republic | 2,300 (2011) |
| Chad | 31,200 (2011) |
| Chile | 3.366 million (2011) |
| China | 285.115 million (2011) |
| Christmas Island | NA |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 287 (1992) |
| Colombia | 7.127 million (2011) |
| Comoros | 23,600 (2011) |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 42,000 (2011) |
| Congo, Republic of the | 10,000 (2011) |
| Cook Islands | 7,200 (2009) |
| Costa Rica | 1.491 million (2011) |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 268,200 (2011) |
| Croatia | 1.761 million (2011) |
| Cuba | 1.193 million (2011) |
| Curacao | NA |
| Cyprus | area under government control: 405,000 (2011); area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 86,228 (2002) |
| Czech Republic | 2.202 million (2011) |
| Denmark | 2.515 million (2011) |
| Djibouti | 18,400 (2011) |
| Dominica | 15,500 (2010) |
| Dominican Republic | 1.044 million (2011) |
| Ecuador | 2.211 million (2011) |
| Egypt | 8.714 million (2011) |
| El Salvador | 950,000 (2011) |
| Equatorial Guinea | 13,500 (2010) |
| Eritrea | 58,000 (2011) |
| Estonia | 470,500 (2011) |
| Ethiopia | 829,000 (2011) |
| European Union | 238 million (2005) |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 2,000 (2010) |
| Faroe Islands | 20,200 (2009) |
| Fiji | 129,800 (2011) |
| Finland | 1.25 million (2009) |
| France | 35.3 million (2011) |
| French Polynesia | 55,000 (2011) |
| Gabon | 30,000 (2011) |
| Gambia, The | 49,100 (2011) |
| Gaza Strip | 337,000 (includes West Bank) (2010) |
| Georgia | 1.342 million (2011) |
| Germany | 51.8 million (2011) |
| Ghana | 284,700 (2011) |
| Gibraltar | 24,000 (2010) |
| Greece | 5.685 million (2011) |
| Greenland | 19,900 (2011) |
| Grenada | 28,400 (2010) |
| Guam | 65,500 (2010) |
| Guatemala | 1.626 million (2011) |
| Guernsey | 45,100 (2010) |
| Guinea | 18,000 (2011) |
| Guinea-Bissau | 5,000 (2010) |
| Guyana | 152,600 (2011) |
| Haiti | 50,000 (2010) |
| Holy See (Vatican City) | 5,120 (2005) |
| Honduras | 609,200 (2011) |
| Hong Kong | 4.348 million (2011) |
| Hungary | 2.933 million (2011) |
| Iceland | 189,500 (2011) |
| India | 32.685 million (2011) |
| Indonesia | 38.618 million (2011) |
| Iran | 27.767 million (2011) |
| Iraq | 1.794 million (2011) |
| Ireland | 2.047 million (2011) |
| Isle of Man | 51,000 (1999) |
| Israel | 3.5 million (2011) |
| Italy | 21.06 million (2011) |
| Jamaica | 272,100 (2011) |
| Japan | 64.585 million (2011) |
| Jersey | 73,800 (2010) |
| Jordan | 465,400 (2011) |
| Kazakhstan | 4.237 million (2011) |
| Kenya | 283,500 (2011) |
| Kiribati | 8,500 (2011) |
| Korea, North | 1.18 million (2011) |
| Korea, South | 29.468 million (2011) |
| Kosovo | 106,300 (2006) |
| Kuwait | 566,300 (2010) |
| Kyrgyzstan | 480,000 (2011) |
| Laos | 107,600 (2011) |
| Latvia | 516,300 (2011) |
| Lebanon | 900,000 (2011) |
| Lesotho | 35,600 (2011) |
| Liberia | 3,100 (2011) |
| Libya | 1 million (2011) |
| Liechtenstein | 19,600 (2011) |
| Lithuania | 723,000 (2011) |
| Luxembourg | 279,100 (2011) |
| Macau | 165,500 (2011) |
| Macedonia | 413,500 (2011) |
| Madagascar | 138,100 (2011) |
| Malawi | 173,500 (2011) |
| Malaysia | 4.243 million (2011) |
| Maldives | 24,100 (2011) |
| Mali | 104,700 (2011) |
| Malta | 229,300 (2011) |
| Marshall Islands | 4,400 (2010) |
| Mauritania | 72,300 (2011) |
| Mauritius | 374,600 (2011) |
| Mexico | 19.684 million (2011) |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | 8,500 (2010) |
| Moldova | 1.18 million (2011) |
| Monaco | 34,200 (2011) |
| Mongolia | 187,600 (2011) |
| Montenegro | 169,500 (2010) |
| Montserrat | 2,600 (2010) |
| Morocco | 3.566 million (2011) |
| Mozambique | 88,100 (2011) |
| Namibia | 140,000 (2011) |
| Nauru | 1,900 (2009) |
| Nepal | 845,500 (2011) |
| Netherlands | 7.135 million (2011) |
| New Caledonia | 76,200 (2011) |
| New Zealand | 1.88 million (2011) |
| Nicaragua | 287,600 (2011) |
| Niger | 90,000 (2011) |
| Nigeria | 719,400 (2011) |
| Niue | 1,200 (2009) |
| Norfolk Island | 2,532 (2004) |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 25,500 (2010) |
| Norway | 2.104 million (2011) |
| Oman | 287,600 (2011) |
| Pakistan | 5.722 million (2011) |
| Palau | 6,900 (2011) |
| Panama | 542,500 (2011) |
| Papua New Guinea | 130,000 (2011) |
| Paraguay | 364,600 (2011) |
| Peru | 3.257 million (2011) |
| Philippines | 6.782 million (2011) |
| Pitcairn Islands | 1 (there are 17 telephones on one party line) (2004) |
| Poland | 6.921 million (2011) |
| Portugal | 4.525 million (2011) |
| Puerto Rico | 826,100 (2011) |
| Qatar | 306,700 (2011) |
| Romania | 4.7 million (2011) |
| Russia | 44.181 million (2011) |
| Rwanda | 38,900 (2011) |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | 3,000 (2011) |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 20,600 (2010) |
| Saint Lucia | 35,900 (2011) |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 4,800 (2010) |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 22,700 (2011) |
| Samoa | 35,300 (2010) |
| San Marino | 18,700 (2011) |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 8,000 (2011) |
| Saudi Arabia | 4.633 million (2011) |
| Senegal | 346,400 (2011) |
| Serbia | 3.03 million (2011) |
| Seychelles | 27,900 (2011) |
| Sierra Leone | 14,000 (2010) |
| Singapore | 2.017 million (2011) |
| Sint Maarten | 5,153 (2001) |
| Slovakia | 1.056 million (2011) |
| Slovenia | 872,800 (2011) |
| Solomon Islands | 8,400 (2011) |
| Somalia | 100,000 (2010) |
| South Africa | 4.127 million (2011) |
| Spain | 19.667 million (2011) |
| Sri Lanka | 3.608 million (2011) |
| Sudan | 483,600 (2011) |
| Suriname | 85,500 (2011) |
| Svalbard | NA |
| Swaziland | 52,900 (2011) |
| Sweden | 4.6 million (2011) |
| Switzerland | 4.684 million (2011) |
| Syria | 4.345 million (2011) |
| Taiwan | 16.907 million (2011) |
| Tajikistan | 380,000 (2011) |
| Tanzania | 161,100 (2011) |
| Thailand | 6.72 million (2011) |
| Timor-Leste | 3,100 (2011) |
| Togo | 240,000 (2011) |
| Tokelau | 300 (2009) |
| Tonga | 30,000 (2011) |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 292,000 (2011) |
| Tunisia | 1.218 million (2011) |
| Turkey | 15.211 million (2011) |
| Turkmenistan | 547,000 (2011) |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 3,700 (2009) |
| Tuvalu | 1,600 (2009) |
| Uganda | 327,100 (2009) |
| Ukraine | 12.941 million (2009) |
| United Arab Emirates | 1.48 million (2009) |
| United Kingdom | 33.32 million (2009) |
| United States | 151 million (2009) |
| Uruguay | 962,200 (2009) |
| Uzbekistan | 1.864 million (2009) |
| Vanuatu | 5,000 (2009) |
| Venezuela | 7.083 million (2009) |
| Vietnam | 16.4 million (2009) |
| Virgin Islands | 75,800 (2009) |
| Wallis and Futuna | 3,100 (2009) |
| West Bank | 337,000 (includes Gaza Strip) (2010) |
| Western Sahara | NA (1999 est.) |
| World | 1.2 billion (2008) |
| Yemen | 1.046 million (2009) |
| Zambia | 90,100 (2009) |
| Zimbabwe | 379,000 (2009) |