Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people by country
Countries reporting
212
Highest
95.48
Monaco
Lowest
0
Chad
Median
10.48
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
11,787
What the numbers show
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 95.48 in Monaco; the lowest is 0 in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.48, and the mean is 14.91.
Over the past decade 45 countries rose and 162 fell. The largest increase was in Gabon (up 182.7%), and the largest decrease in Bhutan (down 100.0%).
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 95.48 | 2024 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 2 | United States Virgin Islands | 87.66 | 2022 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 3 | Andorra | 64.95 | 2024 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 4 | British Virgin Islands | 61.93 | 2024 | up 72.3% | rising |
| 5 | France | 56.11 | 2023 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Portugal | 53 | 2024 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Cayman Islands | 49.97 | 2022 | down 23.6% | rising |
| 8 | Japan | 47.7 | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 9 | Malta | 47.35 | 2024 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 10 | San Marino | 46.93 | 2022 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 11 | Greece | 46.69 | 2024 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Belarus | 45.76 | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Gibraltar | 45.61 | 2022 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Germany | 45.42 | 2024 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Palau | 45.1 | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 16 | Hong Kong | 44.57 | 2024 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Bermuda | 43.59 | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 18 | Guam | 43.17 | 2022 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Barbados | 42.97 | 2022 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Northern Mariana Islands | 42.26 | 2022 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 21 | South Korea | 41.17 | 2024 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Luxembourg | 39.81 | 2022 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 23 | Austria | 38.17 | 2024 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 24 | Spain | 38.05 | 2024 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Mauritius | 36.88 | 2024 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Serbia | 36.69 | 2024 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 27 | Uruguay | 35.62 | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Singapore | 34.99 | 2024 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 34.38 | 2024 | down 32.9% | rising |
| 30 | Italy | 34.21 | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 31 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 33.4 | 2022 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 32 | Aruba | 32.05 | 2022 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 33 | Iran | 30.83 | 2024 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Switzerland | 30.59 | 2024 | down 42.7% | rising |
| 35 | Montenegro | 30.1 | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 36 | Antigua and Barbuda | 29.43 | 2022 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Slovenia | 28.67 | 2024 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 38 | Croatia | 28.46 | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Brunei | 27.72 | 2024 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 40 | Faroe Islands | 27.66 | 2022 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 41 | Israel | 27.66 | 2023 | down 36.9% | rising |
| 42 | Canada | 27.6 | 2024 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 43 | Hungary | 26 | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Cyprus | 25.4 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 45 | North Macedonia | 25.02 | 2024 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 46 | Liechtenstein | 24.81 | 2024 | down 48.9% | rising |
| 47 | Curacao | 24.79 | 2023 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 48 | Moldova | 24.19 | 2024 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Puerto Rico | 23.84 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 50 | United States | 23.61 | 2024 | down 40.6% | rising |
| 51 | French Polynesia | 23.47 | 2023 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Bahamas | 23.2 | 2024 | down 29.4% | rising |
| 53 | Malaysia | 23.11 | 2024 | up 60.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Mexico | 22.56 | 2024 | up 45.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Australia | 22.28 | 2024 | down 42.8% | rising |
| 56 | Netherlands | 21.81 | 2024 | down 46.5% | rising |
| 57 | Belgium | 21.18 | 2024 | down 47.6% | rising |
| 58 | Tuvalu | 21.15 | 2022 | up 59.5% | volatile |
| 59 | United Arab Emirates | 20.8 | 2024 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 60 | Ireland | 20.51 | 2024 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 61 | American Samoa | 20.05 | 2022 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 62 | Saudi Arabia | 19.75 | 2024 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Trinidad and Tobago | 19.75 | 2024 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Suriname | 19.56 | 2024 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 65 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18.43 | 2024 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 66 | Iceland | 17.42 | 2024 | down 66.7% | rising |
| 67 | Uzbekistan | 17.39 | 2024 | up 109.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Panama | 17.36 | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 69 | Qatar | 17.21 | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 70 | Saint Lucia | 17.14 | 2022 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Libya | 16.86 | 2022 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Estonia | 16.72 | 2024 | down 46.1% | rising |
| 73 | New Caledonia | 16.22 | 2022 | down 44.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Laos | 16.1 | 2023 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Lebanon | 16.09 | 2022 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 76 | Jamaica | 15.99 | 2024 | up 75.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Tunisia | 15.97 | 2024 | up 89.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Bahrain | 15.93 | 2024 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 79 | Guyana | 15.04 | 2022 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Mongolia | 14.94 | 2024 | up 90.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Algeria | 14.81 | 2024 | up 87.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Grenada | 14.53 | 2022 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Cuba | 14.49 | 2024 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Russia | 14.31 | 2023 | down 48.9% | rising |
| 85 | Argentina | 14.05 | 2024 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 86 | El Salvador | 13.96 | 2024 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Azerbaijan | 12.82 | 2024 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 88 | Seychelles | 12.4 | 2024 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Colombia | 11.94 | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Costa Rica | 11.9 | 2024 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Kazakhstan | 11.87 | 2024 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Kuwait | 11.83 | 2023 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 93 | China | 11.73 | 2024 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Cape Verde | 11.68 | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Denmark | 11.68 | 2024 | down 64.8% | rising |
| 96 | Syria | 11.52 | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Iraq | 11.46 | 2024 | up 115.0% | rising |
| 98 | Poland | 11.45 | 2024 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Egypt | 11.37 | 2024 | up 75.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Macao | 11.28 | 2024 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Dominica | 11.1 | 2021 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Latvia | 10.94 | 2024 | down 45.5% | flat |
| 103 | New Zealand | 10.82 | 2024 | down 73.6% | rising |
| 104 | Czechia | 10.79 | 2024 | down 43.3% | rising |
| 105 | Guatemala | 10.77 | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Brazil | 10.63 | 2024 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Turkey | 10.32 | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Turkmenistan | 10.17 | 2022 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 109 | Dominican Republic | 10.06 | 2024 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 110 | Armenia | 10 | 2024 | down 49.0% | rising |
| 111 | Romania | 9.06 | 2024 | down 60.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 9.02 | 2024 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Greenland | 8.92 | 2022 | down 73.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 8.84 | 2022 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 115 | Chile | 8.79 | 2024 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Venezuela | 8.51 | 2024 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Fiji | 8.37 | 2024 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Oman | 8.27 | 2024 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Slovakia | 8.26 | 2024 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Bulgaria | 8.17 | 2024 | down 67.5% | flat |
| 121 | Morocco | 7.98 | 2024 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Sweden | 7.51 | 2024 | down 80.7% | falling |
| 123 | Palestine | 7.09 | 2023 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 124 | Lithuania | 7.05 | 2024 | down 64.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Sri Lanka | 6.85 | 2024 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Georgia | 6.78 | 2024 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Ecuador | 6.72 | 2024 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Albania | 5.92 | 2024 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Micronesia (country) | 5.78 | 2022 | down 25.8% | rising |
| 130 | Thailand | 5.45 | 2024 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Marshall Islands | 4.86 | 2022 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 132 | North Korea | 4.48 | 2022 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 133 | Belize | 4.42 | 2022 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Honduras | 4.25 | 2024 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Jordan | 4.21 | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Peru | 4.08 | 2024 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Philippines | 3.82 | 2024 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Ukraine | 3.8 | 2023 | down 85.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Nicaragua | 3.54 | 2024 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Botswana | 3.3 | 2024 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Tonga | 3.12 | 2022 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Paraguay | 3 | 2023 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Bolivia | 2.97 | 2024 | down 63.2% | rising |
| 144 | Eswatini | 2.87 | 2024 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 145 | India | 2.7 | 2024 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Finland | 2.67 | 2024 | down 77.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Gabon | 2.64 | 2024 | up 182.7% | falling |
| 148 | Vietnam | 2.62 | 2024 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Namibia | 2.55 | 2024 | down 67.7% | rising |
| 150 | Djibouti | 2.49 | 2023 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Maldives | 2.27 | 2024 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Tajikistan | 2.21 | 2023 | down 57.2% | flat |
| 153 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.18 | 2024 | down 71.0% | rising |
| 154 | Samoa | 2.12 | 2022 | down 49.6% | rising |
| 155 | Eritrea | 2 | 2022 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 156 | Yemen | 1.9 | 2022 | down 51.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Zimbabwe | 1.79 | 2024 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 158 | Papua New Guinea | 1.69 | 2022 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 159 | Indonesia | 1.64 | 2024 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Senegal | 1.61 | 2024 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Gambia | 1.6 | 2024 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 162 | South Africa | 1.58 | 2024 | down 75.9% | rising |
| 163 | Nepal | 1.38 | 2024 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Mali | 1.33 | 2022 | up 101.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Norway | 1.31 | 2024 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Comoros | 1.04 | 2023 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 167 | Myanmar | 1.03 | 2024 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 168 | Pakistan | 1.01 | 2024 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Vanuatu | 0.9262 | 2024 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Solomon Islands | 0.8934 | 2022 | down 36.4% | rising |
| 171 | Togo | 0.8258 | 2024 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Ghana | 0.7824 | 2024 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.7663 | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.7561 | 2024 | down 78.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.6315 | 2022 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Ethiopia | 0.5798 | 2024 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 177 | Afghanistan | 0.4389 | 2023 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 178 | Niger | 0.4349 | 2024 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 179 | Uganda | 0.3918 | 2024 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Burkina Faso | 0.347 | 2024 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 181 | Zambia | 0.3457 | 2024 | down 52.0% | rising |
| 182 | Lesotho | 0.3414 | 2024 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Sudan | 0.3155 | 2022 | down 72.6% | volatile |
| 184 | Mauritania | 0.3095 | 2024 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Somalia | 0.2996 | 2023 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 186 | Congo | 0.2917 | 2022 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 187 | Cameroon | 0.2318 | 2024 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 188 | Angola | 0.2119 | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Cambodia | 0.1649 | 2024 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Bangladesh | 0.1641 | 2024 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 191 | East Timor | 0.1207 | 2024 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 192 | Liberia | 0.1164 | 2022 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 193 | Tanzania | 0.1142 | 2024 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Burundi | 0.1049 | 2023 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 195 | Kenya | 0.101 | 2024 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 196 | Mozambique | 0.0818 | 2024 | down 75.7% | rising |
| 197 | Rwanda | 0.0649 | 2024 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 198 | Nigeria | 0.0441 | 2024 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 199 | Central African Republic | 0.041 | 2022 | up 129.5% | volatile |
| 200 | Malawi | 0.0225 | 2024 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 201 | Haiti | 0.0118 | 2022 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 202 | Madagascar | 0.0109 | 2023 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 203 | Kiribati | 0.0104 | 2024 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 204 | Benin | 0.0093 | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 205 | Sierra Leone | 0.0033 | 2022 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 206 | Bhutan | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 206 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 206 | Guinea | 0 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 206 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 206 | Nauru | 0 | 2022 | — | falling |
| 206 | South Sudan | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 206 | Chad | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |