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Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)

Name: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) by country, 2024
Creator: Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-Dem
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per 100 people · higher is better · 212 countries

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146 countries · 2024

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Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) league table
#	Country	per 100 people	Region	Income
1	Monaco	95.5	Europe & Central Asia	High income
2	Andorra	64.9	Europe & Central Asia	High income
3	British Virgin Islands	61.9	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
4	Portugal	53	Europe & Central Asia	High income
5	Malta	47.3	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	High income
6	Greece	46.7	Europe & Central Asia	High income
7	Belarus	45.8	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
8	Germany	45.4	Europe & Central Asia	High income
9	Hong Kong SAR, China	44.6	East Asia & Pacific	High income
10	Bermuda	43.6	North America	High income
11	Korea, Rep.	41.2	East Asia & Pacific	High income
12	Austria	38.2	Europe & Central Asia	High income
13	Spain	38	Europe & Central Asia	High income
14	Mauritius	36.9	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
15	Serbia	36.7	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
16	Uruguay	35.6	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
17	Singapore	35	East Asia & Pacific	High income
18	United Kingdom	34.4	Europe & Central Asia	High income
19	Italy	34.2	Europe & Central Asia	High income
20	Iran, Islamic Rep.	30.8	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Upper middle income
21	Switzerland	30.6	Europe & Central Asia	High income
22	Montenegro	30.1	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
23	Slovenia	28.7	Europe & Central Asia	High income
24	Croatia	28.5	Europe & Central Asia	High income
25	Brunei Darussalam	27.7	East Asia & Pacific	High income
26	Canada	27.6	North America	High income
27	Hungary	26	Europe & Central Asia	High income
28	Cyprus	25.4	Europe & Central Asia	High income
29	North Macedonia	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
30	Liechtenstein	24.8	Europe & Central Asia	High income
31	Moldova	24.2	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
32	Puerto Rico (US)	23.8	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
33	United States	23.6	North America	High income
34	Bahamas, The	23.2	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
35	Malaysia	23.1	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
36	Mexico	22.6	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
37	Australia	22.3	East Asia & Pacific	High income
38	Netherlands	21.8	Europe & Central Asia	High income
39	Belgium	21.2	Europe & Central Asia	High income
40	United Arab Emirates	20.8	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	High income
41	Ireland	20.5	Europe & Central Asia	High income
42	Saudi Arabia	19.7	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	High income
43	Trinidad and Tobago	19.7	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
44	Suriname	19.6	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
45	Bosnia and Herzegovina	18.4	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
46	Iceland	17.4	Europe & Central Asia	High income
47	Uzbekistan	17.4	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
48	Qatar	17.2	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	High income
49	Estonia	16.7	Europe & Central Asia	High income
50	Jamaica	16	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
51	Tunisia	16	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Lower middle income
52	Bahrain	15.9	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	High income
53	Mongolia	14.9	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
54	Algeria	14.8	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Upper middle income
55	Cuba	14.5	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
56	Argentina	14.1	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
57	El Salvador	14	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
58	Azerbaijan	12.8	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
59	Seychelles	12.4	Sub-Saharan Africa	High income
60	Colombia	11.9	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
61	Costa Rica	11.9	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
62	Kazakhstan	11.9	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
63	China	11.7	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
64	Cabo Verde	11.7	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
65	Denmark	11.7	Europe & Central Asia	High income
66	Syrian Arab Republic	11.5	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Low income
67	Iraq	11.5	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Upper middle income
68	Poland	11.5	Europe & Central Asia	High income
69	Egypt, Arab Rep.	11.4	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Lower middle income
70	Macao SAR, China	11.3	East Asia & Pacific	High income
71	Latvia	10.9	Europe & Central Asia	High income
72	New Zealand	10.8	East Asia & Pacific	High income
73	Czechia	10.8	Europe & Central Asia	High income
74	Guatemala	10.8	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
75	Brazil	10.6	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
76	Turkiye	10.3	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
77	Dominican Republic	10.1	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
78	Armenia	10	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
79	Romania	9.1	Europe & Central Asia	High income
80	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	9	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
81	Chile	8.8	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
82	Venezuela, RB	8.5	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
83	Fiji	8.4	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
84	Oman	8.3	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	High income
85	Slovak Republic	8.3	Europe & Central Asia	High income
86	Bulgaria	8.2	Europe & Central Asia	High income
87	Morocco	8	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Lower middle income
88	Sweden	7.5	Europe & Central Asia	High income
89	Lithuania	7	Europe & Central Asia	High income
90	Sri Lanka	6.8	South Asia	Upper middle income
91	Georgia	6.8	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
92	Ecuador	6.7	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
93	Albania	5.9	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
94	Thailand	5.4	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
95	Honduras	4.2	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
96	Jordan	4.2	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Upper middle income
97	Peru	4.1	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
98	Philippines	3.8	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
99	Nicaragua	3.5	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
100	Botswana	3.3	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
101	Bolivia	3	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
102	Eswatini	2.9	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
103	India	2.7	South Asia	Lower middle income
104	Finland	2.7	Europe & Central Asia	High income
105	Gabon	2.6	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
106	Viet Nam	2.6	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
107	Namibia	2.6	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
108	Maldives	2.3	South Asia	Upper middle income
109	Kyrgyz Republic	2.2	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
110	Zimbabwe	1.8	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
111	Indonesia	1.6	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
112	Senegal	1.6	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
113	Gambia, The	1.6	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
114	South Africa	1.6	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
115	Nepal	1.4	South Asia	Lower middle income
116	Norway	1.3	Europe & Central Asia	High income
117	Myanmar	1	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
118	Pakistan	1	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Lower middle income
119	Vanuatu	0.93	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
120	Togo	0.83	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
121	Ghana	0.78	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
122	Cote d'Ivoire	0.77	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
123	Sao Tome and Principe	0.76	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
124	Ethiopia	0.58	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
125	Niger	0.43	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
126	Uganda	0.39	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
127	Burkina Faso	0.35	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
128	Zambia	0.35	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
129	Lesotho	0.34	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
130	Mauritania	0.31	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
131	Cameroon	0.23	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
132	Angola	0.21	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
133	Cambodia	0.16	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
134	Bangladesh	0.16	South Asia	Lower middle income
135	Timor-Leste	0.12	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
136	Tanzania	0.11	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
137	Kenya	0.1	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
138	Mozambique	0.08	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
139	Rwanda	0.06	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
140	Nigeria	0.04	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
141	Malawi	0.02	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
142	Kiribati	0.01	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
143	Benin	0.01	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
144	Congo, Dem. Rep.	0	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
145	Bhutan	0	South Asia	Lower middle income
146	Chad	0	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)