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
365,600,000
2007
2
United States
150,000,000
2008
3
Germany
51,500,000
2008
4
Japan
47,579,000
2008
5
Russia
44,200,000
2008
6
Brazil
41,141,000
2008
7
India
37,540,000
2009
8
France
35,909,000
2008
9
United Kingdom
33,209,000
2008
10
Indonesia
30,378,000
2008
11
Vietnam
29,591,000
2008
12
Iran
24,800,000
2008
13
Korea, South
21,325,000
2008
14
Mexico
20,539,000
2008
15
Spain
20,200,000
2008
16
Italy
20,031,000
2008
17
Canada
18,250,000
2008
18
Turkey
17,502,000
2008
19
Taiwan
14,273,000
2008
20
Ukraine
13,177,000
2008
21
Egypt
12,011,000
2008
22
Poland
10,336,000
2008
23
Argentina
9,631,000
2008
24
Australia
9,370,000
2008
25
Netherlands
7,324,000
2008
26
Thailand
7,024,000
2008
27
Colombia
6,820,000
2008
28
Venezuela
6,304,000
2008
29
Greece
5,975,000
2008
30
Sweden
5,323,000
2008
31
Romania
5,036,000
2007
32
Switzerland
4,820,000
2008
33
Pakistan
4,546,000
2008
34
Belgium
4,457,000
2008
35
South Africa
4,425,000
2008
36
Malaysia
4,292,000
2008
37
Portugal
4,121,000
2008
38
Hong Kong
4,108,000
2008
39
Saudi Arabia
4,100,000
2008
40
Philippines
3,905,000
2008
41
Belarus
3,718,000
2008
42
Syria
3,633,000
2008
43
Chile
3,526,000
2008
44
Sri Lanka
3,446,000
2008
45
Kazakhstan
3,410,000
2008
46
Algeria
3,314,000
2008
47
Austria
3,285,000
2008
48
Hungary
3,094,000
2008
49
Serbia
3,085,000
2008
50
Morocco
2,991,000
2008
51
Israel
2,900,000
2008
52
Peru
2,878,000
2008
53
Denmark
2,487,000
2008
54
Czech Republic
2,278,000
2008
55
Bulgaria
2,258,000
2008
56
Ireland
2,202,000
2008
57
Norway
1,928,000
2008
58
Ecuador
1,910,000
2008
59
Singapore
1,857,000
2008
60
Croatia
1,851,000
2008
61
Uzbekistan
1,850,000
2008
62
New Zealand
1,750,000
2008
63
Finland
1,650,000
2008
64
United Arab Emirates
1,508,000
2008
65
Guatemala
1,449,000
2008
66
Costa Rica
1,438,000
2008
67
Bangladesh
1,390,000
2009
68
Azerbaijan
1,311,000
2008
69
Nigeria
1,308,000
2008
70
Tunisia
1,239,000
2008
71
Korea, North
1,180,000
2008
72
Yemen
1,117,000
2008
73
Moldova
1,115,000
2008
74
Cuba
1,104,000
2008
75
Slovakia
1,098,000
2008
76
Iraq
1,082,000
2008
77
El Salvador
1,077,000
2008
78
Puerto Rico
1,038,000
2008
79
Libya
1,033,000
2008
80
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1,031,000
2008
81
Slovenia
1,010,000
2008
82
Dominican Republic
985,700
2008
83
Uruguay
959,300
2008
84
Ethiopia
908,900
2008
85
Burma
829,000
2008
86
Honduras
825,800
2008
87
Nepal
805,100
2008
88
Lithuania
784,900
2008
89
Lebanon
714,000
2008
90
Bolivia
690,000
2008
91
Armenia
650,000
2008
92
Latvia
644,000
2008
93
Georgia
618,000
2008
94
Kuwait
541,000
2008
95
Jordan
519,000
2008
96
Estonia
498,100
2008
97
Panama
495,800
2008
98
Turkmenistan
495,000
2008
99
Kyrgyzstan
494,500
2008
100
Afghanistan
460,000
2008
101
Macedonia
457,100
2008
102
Cyprus
413,300
NA
103
Mauritius
364,500
2008
104
Paraguay
363,000
2008
105
Montenegro
362,000
2008
106
Tajikistan
360,000
2008
107
Cote d'Ivoire
356,500
2008
108
Sudan
356,100
2008
109
Zimbabwe
354,000
2008
110
Gaza Strip
348,000
2008
111
West Bank
348,000
2008
112
Jamaica
316,600
2008
113
Albania
316,400
2008
114
Nicaragua
312,000
2008
115
Trinidad and Tobago
307,000
2008
116
Oman
274,200
2008
117
Qatar
263,400
2008
118
Luxembourg
260,600
2008
119
Kenya
252,300
2008
120
Malta
241,100
2008
121
Senegal
237,800
2008
122
Malawi
236,000
2008
123
Bahrain
220,000
2008
124
Cameroon
198,300
2008
125
Iceland
187,000
2008
126
Tanzania
179,849
2009
127
Macau
173,533
2009
128
Uganda
168,500
2008
129
Mongolia
165,000
2008
130
Madagascar
164,900
2008
131
Benin
159,000
2008
132
Barbados
150,000
2008
133
Burkina Faso
144,000
2008
134
Ghana
143,900
2008
135
Botswana
142,300
2008
136
Togo
140,900
2008
137
Namibia
140,000
2008
138
Bahamas, The
133,000
2008
139
Fiji
129,100
2008
140
Guyana
125,000
2008
141
Angola
114,300
2008
142
Haiti
108,000
2008
143
Kosovo
106,300
2006
144
Somalia
100,000
2008
145
Laos
97,600
2008
146
Zambia
90,600
2008
147
Netherlands Antilles
88,000
2008
148
Mali
82,800
2008
149
Suriname
81,500
2008
150
Mozambique
78,300
2008
151
Brunei
76,600
2008
152
Mauritania
76,400
2008
153
Virgin Islands
74,200
2008
154
Jersey
74,000
2008
155
Cape Verde
72,000
2008
156
Lesotho
65,200
2008
157
New Caledonia
63,000
2008
158
Papua New Guinea
60,000
2008
159
Bermuda
57,600
2008
160
French Polynesia
54,600
2008
161
Isle of Man
51,000
1999
162
Maldives
50,396
2009
163
Guinea
50,000
2008
164
Gambia, The
48,900
2008
165
Cambodia
45,100
2008
166
Guernsey
45,100
2008
167
Swaziland
44,000
2008
168
Saint Lucia
40,900
2008
169
Eritrea
40,400
2008
170
Aruba
38,500
2008
171
Antigua and Barbuda
38,000
2008
172
Cayman Islands
38,000
2008
173
Andorra
37,400
2008
174
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
37,300
2008
175
Monaco
35,000
2008
176
Sierra Leone
31,500
2008
177
Belize
31,100
2008
178
Burundi
30,400
2008
179
Samoa
28,800
2008
180
Grenada
28,600
2008
181
Bhutan
27,500
2008
182
Gabon
26,500
2008
183
Tonga
25,500
2008
184
Northern Mariana Islands
24,700
2008
185
Gibraltar
24,000
2008
186
Niger
24,000
2008
187
Comoros
23,300
2008
188
Seychelles
23,200
2008
189
Greenland
22,800
2008
190
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
22,800
2008
191
Congo, Republic of the
22,200
2008
192
Faroe Islands
21,800
2008
193
San Marino
21,300
2008
194
Saint Kitts and Nevis
20,400
2008
195
Liechtenstein
19,600
2008
196
British Virgin Islands
18,900
2008
197
Dominica
17,500
2008
198
Rwanda
16,800
2008
199
Chad
13,000
2008
200
Central African Republic
12,000
2008
201
Djibouti
10,800
2008
202
American Samoa
10,400
2008
203
Vanuatu
10,400
2008
204
Equatorial Guinea
10,000
2008
205
Mayotte
10,000
2008
206
Micronesia, Federated States of
8,700
2008
207
Solomon Islands
8,000
2008
208
Sao Tome and Principe
7,700
2008
209
Palau
7,500
2008
210
Cook Islands
6,700
2008
211
Anguilla
5,800
2008
212
Holy See (Vatican City)
5,120
2005
213
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
4,800
2008
214
Guinea-Bissau
4,600
2008
215
Marshall Islands
4,400
2008
216
Kiribati
4,000
2008
217
Turks and Caicos Islands
3,700
2008
218
Montserrat
2,800
2008
219
Wallis and Futuna
2,700
2008
220
Norfolk Island
2,532
2004
221
Timor-Leste
2,400
2008
222
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
2,300
2008
223
Saint Helena
2,300
2008
224
Liberia
2,000
2008
225
Nauru
1,800
2008
226
Tuvalu
1,500
2008
227
Niue
1,000
2008
228
Tokelau
300
2008
229
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
287
1992
230
Pitcairn Islands
1
2004
231
Antarctica
0
2001