The CIA World Factbook Edition 2022 Communications

Telephones - fixed lines In 31 editions of 36.

Telephones - fixed lines was published in 31 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1994 to 2025. The 2022 edition carries it in 224 entries, in its Communications section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2022 edition
224
the first edition with it
1994
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Telephones - main lines in use” (2000 to 2014), “Telephones - fixed lines” (2015 to 2025), “Telephones” (1996 to 1999) and “telephone” (1994).

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World

1 entry

World

total subscriptions:
901,317,598 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
11 (2021 est.)

Africa

52 entries

Algeria

total subscriptions:
4,784,306 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
11 (2020 est.)

Angola

total subscriptions:
119,164 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
(2020 est.) less than 1

Benin

total subscriptions:
32,386 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
(2020 est.) less than 1

Botswana

total subscriptions:
140,003 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
6 (2020 est.)

Burkina Faso

total subscriptions:
75,039 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
(2020 est.) less than 1

Burundi

total subscriptions:
18,300 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
(2020 est.) less than 1

Cabo Verde

total subscriptions:
57,668 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
10 (2020 est.)

Cameroon

total subscriptions:
964,378 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
4 (2020 est.)

Central African Republic

total subscriptions:
2,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
(2020 est.) less than 1

Chad

total subscriptions:
5,340 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
(2020 est.) less than 1

Comoros

total subscriptions:
7,573 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
1 (2020 est.)

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

total subscriptions:
17,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
(2020 est.) less than 1

Cote d'Ivoire

total subscriptions:
264,073 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
1 (2020 est.)

Djibouti

total subscriptions:
38,866 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
4 (2020 est.)

Egypt

total subscriptions:
9,858,331 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
10 (2020 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

total subscriptions:
11,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
1 (2020 est.)

Eritrea

total subscriptions:
66,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
2 (2020 est.)

Eswatini

total subscriptions:
39,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
3 (2020 est.)

Ethiopia

total subscriptions:
1.252 million (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
1 (2020 est.)

Gabon

total subscriptions:
25,428 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
1 (2020 est.)

Gambia, The now The Gambia

total subscriptions:
60,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
2 (2020 est.)

Ghana

total subscriptions:
307,668 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
1 (2020 est.)

Guinea

total subscriptions:
0 (2018 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
0 (2018 est.)

Kenya

total subscriptions:
66,646 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
(2020 est.) less than 1

Lesotho

total subscriptions:
11,574 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
1 (2020 est.)

Liberia

total subscriptions:
6,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
0 (2020 est.)

Libya

total subscriptions:
1.576 million (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
23 (2020 est.)

Madagascar

total subscriptions:
69,000 (2020 est.)

Malawi

total subscriptions:
12,465 (2020 est.)

Mali

total subscriptions:
281,638 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
1 (2020 est.)

Mauritania

total subscriptions:
62,099 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
1 (2020 est.)

Mauritius

total subscriptions:
478,700 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
38 (2020 est.)

Morocco

total subscriptions:
2,357,286 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
6 (2020 est.)

Mozambique

total subscriptions:
89,016 (2020 est.)

Namibia

total subscriptions:
140,370 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
6 (2020 est.)

Niger

total subscriptions:
58,000 (2020)

Nigeria

total subscriptions:
107,031 (2020 est.)

Rwanda

total subscriptions:
11,671 (2020 est.)

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

total subscriptions:
3,000 (2018 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
50 (2018 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe

total subscriptions:
2,790 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
1 (2020 est.)

Senegal

total subscriptions:
228,774 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
1 (2020 est.)

Seychelles

total subscriptions:
18,882 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
19 (2020 est.)

Sierra Leone

total subscriptions:
189 (2020 est.)

Somalia

total subscriptions:
91,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
1 (2020 est.)

South Africa

total subscriptions:
2,098,802 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
4 (2020 est.)

Sudan

total subscriptions:
129,408 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
(2020 est.) less than 1

Tanzania

total subscriptions:
72,469 (2020 est.)

Togo

total subscriptions:
46,499 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
1 (2020 est.)

Tunisia

total subscriptions:
1,533,273 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
13 (2020 est.)

Uganda

total subscriptions:
90,774 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
(2020 est.) less than 1

Zambia

total subscriptions:
71,844 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
(2020 est.) less than 1

Zimbabwe

total subscriptions:
252,067 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
2 (2020 est.)

Arctic Region

2 entries

Greenland

total subscriptions:
6,352 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
11 (2020 est.)

Iceland

total subscriptions:
107,032 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
31 (2020 est.)

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

total subscriptions:
145,787 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
(2020 est.) less than 1

Armenia

total subscriptions:
427,539 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
14 (2020 est.)

Azerbaijan

total subscriptions:
1,652,688 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
16 (2020 est.)

Bangladesh

total subscriptions:
1,390,048 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
1 (2020 est.)

Bhutan

total subscriptions:
22,987 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
3 (2020 est.)

China

total subscriptions:
181.908 million (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
13 (2020 est.)

Georgia

total subscriptions:
387,698 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
10 (2020 est.)

India

total subscriptions:
20,052,162 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
1 (2020 est.)

Japan

total subscriptions:
61,978,594 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
49 (2020 est.)

Kazakhstan

total subscriptions:
3.091 million (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
16 (2020 est.)

Korea, North now North Korea

total subscriptions:
1.18 million (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
5 (2020 est.)

Korea, South now South Korea

total subscriptions:
23,858,239 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
47 (2020 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

total subscriptions:
299,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
5 (2020 est.)

Maldives

total subscriptions:
14,508 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
3 (2020 est.)

Mongolia

total subscriptions:
160,153 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
5 (2020 est.)

Nepal

total subscriptions:
726,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
2 (2020 est.)

Pakistan

total subscriptions:
2,876,794 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
1 (2020 est.)

Russia

total subscriptions:
25,892,405 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
18 (2020 est.)

Sri Lanka

total subscriptions:
2,607,868 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
12 (2020 est.)

Tajikistan

total subscriptions:
502,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
5 (2020 est.)

Turkmenistan

total subscriptions:
717,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
12 (2020 est.)

Uzbekistan

total subscriptions:
3,550,069 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
11 (2020 est.)

Central America and the Caribbean

29 entries

Anguilla

total subscriptions:
6,000 (2018 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
42 (2018 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda

total subscriptions:
27,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
28 (2020 est.)

Aruba

total subscriptions:
35,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
33 (2020 est.)

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

total subscriptions:
91,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
23 (2020 est.)

Barbados

total subscriptions:
128,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
45 (2020 est.)

Belize

total subscriptions:
19,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
5 (2020 est.)

British Virgin Islands

total subscriptions:
7,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
23 (2020 est.)

Cayman Islands

total subscriptions:
36,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
55 (2020 est.)

Costa Rica

total subscriptions:
559,882 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
11 (2020 est.)

Cuba

total subscriptions:
1,502,230 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
13 (2020 est.)

Curacao

total subscriptions:
54,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
33 (2020 est.)

Dominica

total subscriptions:
1,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
1 (2020 est.)

Dominican Republic

total subscriptions:
1,155,493 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
11 (2020 est.)

El Salvador

total subscriptions:
894,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
14 (2020 est.)

Grenada

total subscriptions:
16,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
14 (2020 est.)

Guatemala

total subscriptions:
2,272,467 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
13 (2020 est.)

Haiti

total subscriptions:
6,000 (2020 est.)

Honduras

total subscriptions:
531,763 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
5 (2020 est.)

Jamaica

total subscriptions:
436,249 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
15 (2020 est.)

Montserrat

total subscriptions:
3,000 (2018 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
60 (2018 est.)

Nicaragua

total subscriptions:
210,981 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
3 (2020 est.)

Panama

total subscriptions:
649,156 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
15 (2020 est.)

Puerto Rico

total subscriptions:
711,512 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
25 (2020 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

total subscriptions:
15,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
28 (2020 est.)

Saint Lucia

total subscriptions:
38,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
21 (2020 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

total subscriptions:
12,483 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
11 (2020 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago

total subscriptions:
323,905 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
23 (2020 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands

total subscriptions:
4,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
10 (2020 est.)

Virgin Islands

total subscriptions:
76,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
73 (2020 est.)

Europe

47 entries

Albania

total subscriptions:
223,469 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
8 (2020 est.)

Andorra

total subscriptions:
40,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
52 (2020 est.)

Austria

total subscriptions:
3,786,725 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
42 (2020 est.)

Belarus

total subscriptions:
4,406,560 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
47 (2020 est.)

Belgium

total subscriptions:
3,634,639 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
31 (2020 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

total subscriptions:
706,135 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
22 (2020 est.)

Bulgaria

total subscriptions:
872,757 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
13 (2020 est.)

Croatia

total subscriptions:
1,299,329 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
32 (2020 est.)

Czechia

total subscriptions:
1,335,224 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
12 (2020 est.)

Denmark

total subscriptions:
734,436 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
13 (2020 est.)

Estonia

total subscriptions:
304,728 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
23 (2020 est.)

European Union

total subscriptions:
160,149,025 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
36 (2020 est.)

Faroe Islands

total subscriptions:
15,341 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
31 (2020 est.)

Finland

total subscriptions:
225,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
4 (2020 est.)

France

total subscriptions:
37.759 million (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
58 (2020 est.)

Germany

total subscriptions:
38.3 million (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
46 (2020 est.)

Gibraltar

total subscriptions:
17,041 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
51 (2020 est.)

Greece

total subscriptions:
5,028,332 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
48 (2020 est.)

Guernsey

total subscriptions:
33,940 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
54 (2020 est.)

Hungary

total subscriptions:
2,970,347 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
31 (2020 est.)

Ireland

total subscriptions:
1,678,651 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
34 (2020 est.)

Italy

total subscriptions:
19,607,341 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
32 (2020 est.)

Jersey

total subscriptions:
48,310 (2019 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
44 (2019 est.)

Kosovo

total subscriptions:
383,763 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
6 (2019 est.)

Latvia

total subscriptions:
211,849 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
11 (2020 est.)

Liechtenstein

total subscriptions:
12,607 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
33 (2020 est.)

Lithuania

total subscriptions:
322,108 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
12 (2020 est.)

Luxembourg

total subscriptions:
268,090 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
43 (2020 est.)

Malta

total subscriptions:
259,456 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
59 (2020 est.)

Moldova

total subscriptions:
1,027,689 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
25 (2020 est.)

Monaco

total subscriptions:
43,706 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
111 (2020 est.)

Montenegro

total subscriptions:
191,768 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
31 (2020 est.)

Netherlands

total subscriptions:
4.937 million (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
29 (2020 est.)

North Macedonia

total subscriptions:
415,390 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
20 (2020 est.)

Norway

total subscriptions:
348,808 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
6 (2020 est.)

Poland

total subscriptions:
5,777,428 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
15 (2020 est.)

Portugal

total subscriptions:
5,212,507 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
51 (2020 est.)

Romania

total subscriptions:
3.025 million (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
16 (2020 est.)

San Marino

total subscriptions:
16,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
47 (2020 est.)

Serbia

total subscriptions:
2,572,254 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
37 (2020 est.)

Slovakia

total subscriptions:
648,462 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
12 (2020 est.)

Slovenia

total subscriptions:
704,909 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
34 (2020 est.)

Spain

total subscriptions:
19,455,658 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
42 (2020 est.)

Sweden

total subscriptions:
1,478,610 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
15 (2020 est.)

Switzerland

total subscriptions:
3,071,296 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
35 (2020 est.)

Ukraine

total subscriptions:
3,314,263 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
8 (2020 est.)

United Kingdom

total subscriptions:
32.037 million (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
47 (2020 est.)

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

total subscriptions:
274,106 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
16 (2020 est.)

Cyprus

total subscriptions:
311,439 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
35 (2020 est.)

Gaza Strip

total subscriptions:
466,283 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:

9 (2020 est.)

includes the West Bank

Iran

total subscriptions:
29,093,587 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
35 (2020 est.)

Iraq

total subscriptions:
2,699,758 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
7 (2020 est.)

Israel

total subscriptions:
3.37 million (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
39 (2020 est.)

Jordan

total subscriptions:
391,486 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
4 (2020 est.)

Kuwait

total subscriptions:
583,463 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
14 (2020 est.)

Lebanon

total subscriptions:
875,480 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
13 (2020 est.)

Oman

total subscriptions:
594,550 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
13 (2020 est.)

Qatar

total subscriptions:
454,701 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
16 (2020 est.)

Saudi Arabia

total subscriptions:
5,749,058 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
17 (2020 est.)

Syria

total subscriptions:
2,857,193 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
16 (2020 est.)

Turkey (Turkiye) now Turkiye

total subscriptions:
12,448,604 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
15 (2020 est.)

United Arab Emirates

total subscriptions:
2,380,866 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
24 (2020 est.)

West Bank

total subscriptions:
466,283 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
9 (2020 est.)

note : includes Gaza Strip

Yemen

total subscriptions:
1.24 million (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
4 (2020 est.)

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

total subscriptions:
25,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
40 (2020 est.)

Canada

total subscriptions:
13.34 million (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
35 (2020 est.)

Mexico

total subscriptions:
24,500,456 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
19 (2020 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

total subscriptions:
4,800 (2015 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
76 (2015 est.)

United States

total subscriptions:
101.526 million (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
31 (2020 est.)

Oceania

22 entries

American Samoa

total subscriptions:
10,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
18 (2020 est.)

Australia

total subscriptions:
6.2 million (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
24 (2020 est.)

Cook Islands

total subscriptions:
6,576 (2018 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
38 (2018 est.)

Fiji

total subscriptions:
48,510 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
5 (2020 est.)

French Polynesia

total subscriptions:
94,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
33 (2020 est.)

Guam

total subscriptions:
70,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
41 (2020 est.)

Kiribati

total subscriptions:
33 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
(2020 est.) less than 1

Marshall Islands

total subscriptions:
2,361 (2018 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
4 (2018 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

total subscriptions:
7,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
6 (2020 est.)

Nauru

total subscriptions:
1,900 (2009 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
19 (2009 est.)

New Caledonia

total subscriptions:
46,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
16 (2020 est.)

New Zealand

total subscriptions:
858,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
18 (2020 est.)

Niue

total subscriptions:
1,000 (2018 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
62 (2018 est.)

Northern Mariana Islands

total subscriptions:
20,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
35 (2020 est.)

Palau

total subscriptions:
8,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
44 (2020 est.)

Papua New Guinea

total subscriptions:
166,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
2 (2020 est.)

Samoa

total subscriptions:
6,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
3 (2020 est.)

Solomon Islands

total subscriptions:
7,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
1 (2020 est.)

Tonga

total subscriptions:
7,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
7 (2020 est.)

Tuvalu

total subscriptions:
2,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
17 (2020 est.)

Vanuatu

total subscriptions:
3,472 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
1 (2020 est.)

Wallis and Futuna

total subscriptions:
3,132 (2018 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
25 (2018 est.)

South America

13 entries

Argentina

total subscriptions:
7,356,165 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
16 (2020 est.)

Bolivia

total subscriptions:
598,082 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
5 (2020 est.)

Brazil

total subscriptions:
30,653,813 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
14 (2020 est.)

Chile

total subscriptions:
2,567,938 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
13 (2020 est.)

Colombia

total subscriptions:
7,248,026 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
14 (2020 est.)

Ecuador

total subscriptions:
2,063,044 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
12 (2020 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

total subscriptions:
2,000 (2018 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
65 (2018 est.)

Guyana

total subscriptions:
125,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
16 (2020 est.)

Paraguay

total subscriptions:
249,231 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
3 (2020 est.)

Peru

total subscriptions:
2.47 million (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
7 (2020 est.)

Suriname

total subscriptions:
103,240 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
18 (2020 est.)

Uruguay

total subscriptions:
1,224,600 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
35 (2020 est.)

Venezuela

total subscriptions:
5,251,182 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
18 (2020 est.)

Southeast Asia

14 entries

Brunei

total subscriptions:
103,885 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
24 (2020 est.)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

total subscriptions:
523,951 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
1 (2020 est.)

Cambodia

total subscriptions:
55,603 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
(2020 est.) less than 1

Hong Kong

total subscriptions:
3,900,599 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
52 (2020 est.)

Indonesia

total subscriptions:
9,662,135 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
4 (2020 est.)

Laos

total subscriptions:
1.491 million (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
20 (2020 est.)

Macau

total subscriptions:
110,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
17 (2020 est.)

Malaysia

total subscriptions:
7,467,900 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
23 (2020 est.)

Philippines

total subscriptions:
4,731,196 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
4 (2020 est.)

Singapore

total subscriptions:
1.891 million (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
32 (2020 est.)

Taiwan

total subscriptions:
12,971,900 (2019 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
55 (2019 est.)

Thailand

total subscriptions:
5.003 million (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
7 (2020 est.)

Timor-Leste

total subscriptions:
2,012 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
(2020 est.) less than 1

Vietnam

total subscriptions:
3,205,775 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
3 (2020 est.)

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2022, “Telephones - fixed lines”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/telephones-fixed-lines/2022.

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