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Number of Fixed Lines

Created with Highcharts 6.0.4mil0102030405060708090100110120130140150160170180190
China
USA
Japan
Germany
France
United Kingdom
Iran
Brazil
Russia
Mexico
India
South Korea
Italy
Spain
Canada
Source: World Bank
Last Updated: Feb 1, 2025

Based on a comparison of 173 countries in 2021, China ranked the highest in number of fixed lines with 181 mil followed by USA and Japan. On the other end of the scale was Sierra Leone with < 0.001 mil, East Timor with 0.002 mil and Central African Republic with 0.002 mil.

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Afghanistanmil
Albaniamil
Algeriamil
Angolamil
Argentinamil
Armeniamil
Australiamil
Austriamil
Azerbaijanmil
Bahamasmil
Bahrainmil
Bangladeshmil
Belarusmil
Belgiummil
Belizemil
Beninmil
Bhutanmil
Boliviamil
Bosnia and Herzegovinamil
Botswanamil
Brazilmil
Bruneimil
Bulgariamil
Burkina Fasomil
Burundimil
Cambodiamil
Cameroonmil
Canadamil
Cayman Islandsmil
Central African Republicmil
Chadmil
Chilemil
Chinamil
Colombiamil
Comorosmil
Congomil
Costa Ricamil
Croatiamil
Cubamil
Cyprusmil
Czechiamil
Dem. People's Republic of Koreamil
Dem. Republic of the Congomil
Denmarkmil
Djiboutimil
Dominican Republicmil
East Timormil
Ecuadormil
Egyptmil
El Salvadormil
Equatorial Guineamil
Eritreamil
Estoniamil
Ethiopiamil
European Unionmil
Fijimil
Finlandmil
Francemil
Gabonmil
Gambiamil
Georgiamil
Germanymil
Ghanamil
Greecemil
Guatemalamil
Guineamil
Guinea Bissaumil
Guyanamil
Haitimil
Hondurasmil
Hong Kongmil
Hungarymil
Icelandmil
Indiamil
Indonesiamil
Iraqmil
Iranmil
Irelandmil
Israelmil
Italymil
Ivory Coastmil
Jamaicamil
Japanmil
Jordanmil
Kazakhstanmil
Kenyamil
Kosovomil
Kuwaitmil
Kyrgyzstanmil
Laosmil
Latviamil
Lebanonmil
Lesothomil
Liberiamil
Libyamil
Liechtensteinmil
Lithuaniamil
Luxembourgmil
Macaomil
Macedoniamil
Madagascarmil
Malawimil
Malaysiamil
Maldivesmil
Malimil
Maltamil
Mauritaniamil
Mauritiusmil
Mexicomil
Moldovamil
Monacomil
Mongoliamil
Montenegromil
Moroccomil
Mozambiquemil
Myanmarmil
Namibiamil
Nepalmil
Netherlandsmil
New Zealandmil
Nicaraguamil
Nigermil
Nigeriamil
Norwaymil
Omanmil
Pakistanmil
Palestinemil
Panamamil
Papua New Guineamil
Paraguaymil
Perumil
Philippinesmil
Polandmil
Portugalmil
Puerto Ricomil
Qatarmil
Romaniamil
Russiamil
Rwandamil
Saudi Arabiamil
Senegalmil
Serbiamil
Seychellesmil
Sierra Leonemil
Singaporemil
Slovakiamil
Sloveniamil
Somaliamil
South Africamil
South Koreamil
South Sudanmil
Spainmil
Sri Lankamil
Sudanmil
Surinamemil
Swazilandmil
Swedenmil
Switzerlandmil
Syriamil
Tajikistanmil
Tanzaniamil
Thailandmil
Togomil
Trinidad and Tobagomil
Tunisiamil
Turkeymil
Turkmenistanmil
Ugandamil
Ukrainemil
United Arab Emiratesmil
United Kingdommil
USAmil
Uruguaymil
Uzbekistanmil
Venezuelamil
Vietnammil
Yemenmil
Zambiamil
Zimbabwemil
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