Persons who cannot afford a telephone by country
Countries reporting
41
Highest
2.1%
Bulgaria
Lowest
0.0%
Norway
Median
0.1%
Years covered
19
2003–2021
Data points
731
What the numbers show
Persons who cannot afford a telephone is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 2.1% in Bulgaria; the lowest is 0.0% in Norway.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.2%.
Over the past decade 3 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 50.0%), and the largest decrease in United Kingdom (down 100.0%).
Persons who cannot afford a telephone: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 2.1% | 2020 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Serbia | 0.9% | 2020 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 2 | Hungary | 0.9% | 2020 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 4 | Poland | 0.6% | 2019 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Lithuania | 0.6% | 2018 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Poland | 0.6% | 2019 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Lithuania | 0.6% | 2018 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Romania | 0.6% | 2020 | down 92.2% | volatile |
| 9 | North Macedonia | 0.4% | 2020 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Malta | 0.3% | 2020 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Montenegro | 0.3% | 2020 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Ireland | 0.3% | 2019 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Croatia | 0.3% | 2020 | down 80.0% | falling |
| 10 | Croatia | 0.3% | 2020 | down 80.0% | falling |
| 15 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 0.2% | 2019 | down 71.4% | falling |
| 15 | Belgium | 0.2% | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 17 | Slovakia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Austria | 0.1% | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 17 | Italy | 0.1% | 2020 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Greece | 0.1% | 2020 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 17 | Slovakia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Slovenia | 0.1% | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 17 | Slovenia | 0.1% | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 17 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2018 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2018 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 0.1% | 2020 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 27 | United Kingdom | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Latvia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Latvia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Germany | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 27 | Spain | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Türkiye | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Finland | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 27 | France | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 27 | United Kingdom | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Sweden | 0.0% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Portugal | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Luxembourg | 0.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Norway | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.