Country Comparison
:: Telephones - main lines in use
This entry gives the total number of main telephone lines in use.
Rank
country
Telephones - main lines in use
Date of Information
1
China
285,115,000
2011
2
United States
146,000,000
2011
3
Japan
64,668,000
2011
4
Germany
51,800,000
2011
5
Russia
44,152,000
2011
6
Brazil
43,026,000
2011
7
France
39,883,000
2011
8
Indonesia
38,618,000
2011
9
United Kingdom
33,230,000
2011
10
India
32,685,000
2011
11
Korea, South
29,468,000
2011
12
Iran
27,767,000
2011
13
Italy
22,116,000
2011
14
Spain
19,867,000
2011
15
Mexico
19,684,000
2011
16
Canada
18,201,000
2011
17
Taiwan
16,907,000
2011
18
Turkey
15,211,000
2011
19
Ukraine
12,681,000
2011
20
Australia
10,570,000
2011
21
Vietnam
10,175,000
2011
22
Argentina
10,140,000
2011
23
Egypt
8,714,000
2011
24
Venezuela
7,332,000
2011
25
Netherlands
7,135,000
2011
26
Colombia
7,127,000
2011
27
Poland
6,853,000
2011
28
Thailand
6,661,000
2011
29
Greece
5,745,000
2011
30
Pakistan
5,722,000
2011
31
Romania
4,680,000
2011
32
Saudi Arabia
4,633,000
2011
33
Belgium
4,631,000
2011
34
Switzerland
4,613,000
2011
35
Sweden
4,600,000
2011
36
Portugal
4,530,000
2011
37
Syria
4,345,000
2011
38
Hong Kong
4,342,000
2011
39
Kazakhstan
4,266,000
2011
40
Malaysia
4,243,000
2011
41
Belarus
4,208,000
2011
42
South Africa
4,127,000
2011
43
Peru
3,688,000
2011
44
Sri Lanka
3,608,000
2011
45
Morocco
3,566,000
2011
46
Philippines
3,556,000
2011
47
Israel
3,500,000
2011
48
Austria
3,388,000
2011
49
Chile
3,366,000
2011
50
Algeria
3,059,000
2011
51
Serbia
3,030,000
2011
52
Hungary
2,933,000
2011
53
Denmark
2,515,000
2011
54
Bulgaria
2,356,000
2011
55
Czech Republic
2,289,000
2011
56
Ecuador
2,211,000
2011
57
Ireland
2,047,000
2011
58
Singapore
2,017,000
2011
59
Uzbekistan
1,928,000
2011
60
New Zealand
1,880,000
2011
61
United Arab Emirates
1,825,000
2011
62
Iraq
1,794,000
2011
63
Croatia
1,761,000
2011
64
Azerbaijan
1,684,000
2011
65
Guatemala
1,626,000
2011
66
Norway
1,529,000
2011
67
Georgia
1,345,000
2011
68
Costa Rica
1,234,000
2011
69
Tunisia
1,218,000
2011
70
Cuba
1,193,000
2011
71
Moldova
1,180,000
2011
72
Korea, North
1,180,000
2011
73
Finland
1,080,000
2011
74
Yemen
1,075,000
2011
75
Slovakia
1,056,000
2011
76
Dominican Republic
1,044,000
2011
77
El Salvador
1,030,000
2011
78
Libya
1,000,000
2011
79
Bangladesh
977,700
2011
80
Uruguay
964,900
2011
81
Bosnia and Herzegovina
955,900
2011
82
Lebanon
900,000
2011
83
Bolivia
879,000
2011
84
Slovenia
872,800
2011
85
Nepal
845,500
2011
86
Ethiopia
829,000
2011
87
Puerto Rico
826,100
2011
88
Lithuania
723,000
2011
89
Nigeria
719,400
2011
90
Cameroon
669,000
2011
91
Honduras
609,200
2011
92
Armenia
577,500
2011
93
Panama
560,200
2011
94
Turkmenistan
547,000
2011
95
Cambodia
530,000
2011
96
Burma
521,100
2011
97
Latvia
516,300
2011
98
Kuwait
514,700
2011
99
Kyrgyzstan
502,000
2011
100
Sudan
483,600
2011
101
Estonia
471,900
2011
102
Jordan
465,400
2011
103
Uganda
464,800
2011
104
Macedonia
422,100
2011
105
Cyprus
405,000
2011
106
Tajikistan
380,000
2011
107
Mauritius
374,600
2011
108
Paraguay
372,400
2011
109
Zimbabwe
356,000
2011
110
Senegal
346,400
2011
111
Albania
338,800
2011
112
Gaza Strip
337,000
2010
113
West Bank
337,000
2010
114
Qatar
306,700
2011
115
Angola
303,200
2011
116
Trinidad and Tobago
292,000
2011
117
Oman
287,600
2011
118
Nicaragua
287,600
2011
119
Ghana
284,700
2011
120
Kenya
283,500
2011
121
Luxembourg
279,100
2011
122
Bahrain
276,500
2011
123
Jamaica
272,100
2011
124
Cote d'Ivoire
268,200
2011
125
Togo
240,000
2011
126
Malta
232,300
2011
127
Iceland
191,100
2011
128
Mongolia
187,600
2011
129
Malawi
173,500
2011
130
Montenegro
169,500
2010
131
Macau
165,500
2011
132
Tanzania
161,100
2011
133
Benin
152,700
2011
134
Guyana
152,600
2011
135
Botswana
149,600
2011
136
Burkina Faso
141,500
2011
137
Barbados
140,700
2011
138
Namibia
140,000
2011
139
Madagascar
138,100
2011
140
Bahamas, The
133,000
2011
141
Papua New Guinea
130,000
2011
142
Fiji
129,800
2011
143
Laos
107,600
2011
144
Kosovo
106,300
2006
145
Mali
104,700
2011
146
Somalia
100,000
2010
147
Mozambique
88,100
2011
148
Niger
85,900
2011
149
Zambia
85,700
2011
150
Suriname
85,500
2011
151
Brunei
79,800
2011
152
New Caledonia
76,200
2011
153
Virgin Islands
75,800
2010
154
Swaziland
75,800
2011
155
Cape Verde
74,500
2011
156
Jersey
73,800
2010
157
Mauritania
72,300
2011
158
Guam
65,500
2010
159
Eritrea
58,500
2011
160
Bermuda
57,800
2010
161
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
57,000
2011
162
French Polynesia
55,000
2011
163
Gambia, The
50,400
2011
164
Haiti
50,000
2010
165
Guernsey
45,100
2010
166
Monaco
44,500
2011
167
Rwanda
38,900
2011
168
Lesotho
38,600
2011
169
Andorra
38,400
2011
170
Cayman Islands
37,200
2011
171
Saint Lucia
35,900
2011
172
Antigua and Barbuda
35,500
2011
173
Samoa
35,300
2010
174
Aruba
35,000
2010
175
Chad
31,200
2011
176
Tonga
30,000
2011
177
Burundi
30,000
2011
178
Belize
28,800
2011
179
Grenada
28,400
2010
180
Seychelles
27,900
2011
181
Bhutan
27,500
2011
182
British Virgin Islands
26,800
2010
183
Maldives
24,100
2011
184
Gibraltar
24,000
2010
185
Comoros
23,600
2011
186
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
22,700
2011
187
Gabon
22,500
2011
188
Saint Kitts and Nevis
20,600
2010
189
Faroe Islands
20,200
2009
190
Greenland
19,900
2011
191
Liechtenstein
19,600
2011
192
San Marino
18,700
2011
193
Djibouti
18,400
2011
194
Guinea
18,000
2011
195
Dominica
15,500
2010
196
Congo, Republic of the
14,200
2011
197
Sierra Leone
14,000
2010
198
Equatorial Guinea
13,500
2010
199
Afghanistan
13,500
2011
200
American Samoa
10,400
2009
201
Micronesia, Federated States of
8,500
2010
202
Kiribati
8,500
2011
203
Solomon Islands
8,400
2011
204
Sao Tome and Principe
8,000
2011
205
Cook Islands
7,200
2009
206
Palau
6,900
2011
207
Anguilla
6,200
2011
208
Vanuatu
6,200
2011
209
Central African Republic
5,400
2011
210
Guinea-Bissau
5,000
2010
211
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
4,800
2010
212
Marshall Islands
4,400
2010
213
Liberia
3,200
2011
214
Timor-Leste
3,100
2011
215
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
3,000
2011
216
Montserrat
2,600
2010
217
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
2,000
2010
218
Nauru
1,900
2009
219
Tuvalu
1,400
2011