social2024
Fixed telephone subscriptions
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
3,871,836.9number of subscriptions
Median: 255,777.0number of subscriptions
Countries Covered
212
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
166,506,532.0number of subscriptions
Lowest
Bhutan
0.0number of subscriptions
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China166,506,532.0number of subscriptions
2United States of America81,549,000.0number of subscriptions
3Japan59,326,689.0number of subscriptions
4India39,235,898.0number of subscriptions
5Germany38,400,000.0number of subscriptions
By Region
North America31,004,992.3number of subscriptions(4 countries)
Asia14,264,686.1number of subscriptions(26 countries)
South America5,834,375.4number of subscriptions(7 countries)
Europe5,664,493.6number of subscriptions(32 countries)
Oceania3,258,500.0number of subscriptions(2 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0number of subscriptions)High (166,506,532.0number of subscriptions)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 3,871,836.9number of subscriptions)
North America (4)
Asia (26)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
Other (132)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | People's Republic of China | 166,506,532.0number of subscriptions |
| 2 | United States of America | 81,549,000.0number of subscriptions |
| 3 | Japan | 59,326,689.0number of subscriptions |
| 4 | India | 39,235,898.0number of subscriptions |
| 5 | Germany | 38,400,000.0number of subscriptions |
| 6 | France | 37,281,000.0number of subscriptions |
| 7 | Mexico | 29,519,195.0number of subscriptions |
| 8 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 28,225,918.0number of subscriptions |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 23,773,000.0number of subscriptions |
| 10 | Brazil | 22,545,016.0number of subscriptions |
| 11 | South Korea | 21,290,602.0number of subscriptions |
| 12 | Russian Federation | 20,816,334.0number of subscriptions |
| 13 | Italy | 20,302,078.0number of subscriptions |
| 14 | Spain | 18,228,373.0number of subscriptions |
| 15 | Egypt | 13,250,171.0number of subscriptions |
| 16 | Canada | 10,968,500.0number of subscriptions |
| 17 | Türkiye | 9,026,297.0number of subscriptions |
| 18 | Malaysia | 8,219,000.0number of subscriptions |
| 19 | Algeria | 6,931,722.0number of subscriptions |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 6,706,993.0number of subscriptions |
| 21 | Argentina | 6,421,636.0number of subscriptions |
| 22 | Uzbekistan | 6,322,641.0number of subscriptions |
| 23 | Colombia | 6,315,967.0number of subscriptions |
| 24 | Australia | 5,953,000.0number of subscriptions |
| 25 | Portugal | 5,525,705.0number of subscriptions |
| 26 | Iraq | 5,276,116.0number of subscriptions |
| 27 | Greece | 4,691,257.0number of subscriptions |
| 28 | Indonesia | 4,654,709.0number of subscriptions |
| 29 | Philippines | 4,422,371.0number of subscriptions |
| 30 | Poland | 4,414,633.0number of subscriptions |
| 31 | Belarus | 4,144,202.0number of subscriptions |
| 32 | Netherlands | 3,975,000.0number of subscriptions |
| 33 | Thailand | 3,903,000.0number of subscriptions |
| 34 | Austria | 3,481,100.0number of subscriptions |
| 35 | Hong Kong | 3,305,182.0number of subscriptions |
| 36 | Morocco | 3,036,587.0number of subscriptions |
| 37 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2,841,631.0number of subscriptions |
| 38 | Switzerland | 2,729,600.0number of subscriptions |
| 39 | Vietnam | 2,644,023.0number of subscriptions |
| 40 | Israel | 2,559,860.0number of subscriptions |
| 41 | Pakistan | 2,543,728.0number of subscriptions |
| 42 | Hungary | 2,516,058.0number of subscriptions |
| 43 | Belgium | 2,486,403.0number of subscriptions |
| 44 | Kazakhstan | 2,443,300.0number of subscriptions |
| 45 | Serbia | 2,423,344.0number of subscriptions |
| 46 | Venezuela | 2,415,915.0number of subscriptions |
| 47 | United Arab Emirates | 2,293,313.0number of subscriptions |
| 48 | Singapore | 2,040,800.0number of subscriptions |
| 49 | Guatemala | 1,983,274.0number of subscriptions |
| 50 | Tunisia | 1,960,658.0number of subscriptions |
| 51 | Chile | 1,736,509.0number of subscriptions |
| 52 | Romania | 1,723,000.0number of subscriptions |
| 53 | Cuba | 1,590,748.0number of subscriptions |
| 54 | Sri Lanka | 1,581,619.0number of subscriptions |
| 55 | Ukraine | 1,434,266.0number of subscriptions |
| 56 | Peru | 1,396,821.0number of subscriptions |
| 57 | Azerbaijan | 1,325,445.0number of subscriptions |
| 58 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1,233,787.0number of subscriptions |
| 59 | Ecuador | 1,218,354.0number of subscriptions |
| 60 | Libya | 1,218,180.0number of subscriptions |
| 61 | Uruguay | 1,206,325.0number of subscriptions |
| 62 | North Korea | 1,180,438.0number of subscriptions |
| 63 | Czech Republic | 1,158,276.0number of subscriptions |
| 64 | Dominican Republic | 1,149,345.0number of subscriptions |
| 65 | Croatia | 1,102,931.0number of subscriptions |
| 66 | Ireland | 1,078,038.0number of subscriptions |
| 67 | South Africa | 1,013,039.0number of subscriptions |
| 68 | Lebanon | 924,461.0number of subscriptions |
| 69 | El Salvador | 885,101.0number of subscriptions |
| 70 | Sweden | 796,716.0number of subscriptions |
| 71 | Panama | 774,060.0number of subscriptions |
| 72 | Puerto Rico | 773,022.0number of subscriptions |
| 73 | Ethiopia | 765,634.0number of subscriptions |
| 74 | Turkmenistan | 735,547.0number of subscriptions |
| 75 | Moldova, Republic of | 734,202.0number of subscriptions |
| 76 | Yemen | 727,821.0number of subscriptions |
| 77 | Denmark | 697,867.0number of subscriptions |
| 78 | Costa Rica | 610,457.0number of subscriptions |
| 79 | Slovenia | 607,443.0number of subscriptions |
| 80 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 583,045.0number of subscriptions |
| 81 | Kuwait | 572,621.0number of subscriptions |
| 82 | New Zealand | 564,000.0number of subscriptions |
| 83 | Myanmar | 558,671.0number of subscriptions |
| 84 | Bulgaria | 551,943.0number of subscriptions |
| 85 | Qatar | 524,643.0number of subscriptions |
| 86 | Mongolia | 519,169.0number of subscriptions |
| 87 | Jordan | 485,928.0number of subscriptions |
| 88 | Mauritius | 468,800.0number of subscriptions |
| 89 | Honduras | 459,820.0number of subscriptions |
| 90 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 456,183.0number of subscriptions |
| 91 | Slovakia | 454,876.0number of subscriptions |
| 92 | Jamaica | 453,882.0number of subscriptions |
| 93 | Oman | 435,596.0number of subscriptions |
| 94 | Nepal | 407,925.0number of subscriptions |
| 95 | State of Palestine | 383,653.0number of subscriptions |
| 96 | Bolivia | 368,926.0number of subscriptions |
| 97 | Mali | 306,900.0number of subscriptions |
| 98 | Zimbabwe | 298,047.0number of subscriptions |
| 99 | Trinidad and Tobago | 297,734.0number of subscriptions |
| 100 | Armenia | 297,328.0number of subscriptions |
| 101 | Senegal | 297,046.0number of subscriptions |
| 102 | Bangladesh | 284,748.0number of subscriptions |
| 103 | Ghana | 269,356.0number of subscriptions |
| 104 | Luxembourg | 260,060.0number of subscriptions |
| 105 | Georgia | 258,038.0number of subscriptions |
| 106 | Bahrain | 256,054.0number of subscriptions |
| 107 | Malta | 255,500.0number of subscriptions |
| 108 | Cyprus | 245,464.0number of subscriptions |
| 109 | Nicaragua | 244,832.0number of subscriptions |
| 110 | Cote d'Ivoire | 244,702.0number of subscriptions |
| 111 | Tajikistan | 229,778.0number of subscriptions |
| 112 | Estonia | 227,420.0number of subscriptions |
| 113 | Paraguay | 205,511.0number of subscriptions |
| 114 | Latvia | 204,756.0number of subscriptions |
| 115 | Lithuania | 201,462.0number of subscriptions |
| 116 | Uganda | 195,975.0number of subscriptions |
| 117 | Montenegro | 192,212.0number of subscriptions |
| 118 | Afghanistan | 181,963.0number of subscriptions |
| 119 | Papua New Guinea | 172,691.0number of subscriptions |
| 120 | Albania | 165,380.0number of subscriptions |
| 121 | Kyrgyzstan | 156,698.0number of subscriptions |
| 122 | Sudan | 155,802.0number of subscriptions |
| 123 | Finland | 150,000.0number of subscriptions |
| 124 | Brunei Darussalam | 128,276.0number of subscriptions |
| 125 | Suriname | 124,064.0number of subscriptions |
| 126 | Guyana | 123,604.0number of subscriptions |
| 127 | Barbados | 121,314.0number of subscriptions |
| 128 | Niger | 117,563.0number of subscriptions |
| 129 | Nigeria | 102,714.0number of subscriptions |
| 130 | Bahamas | 93,084.0number of subscriptions |
| 131 | Botswana | 83,182.0number of subscriptions |
| 132 | Burkina Faso | 81,718.0number of subscriptions |
| 133 | Macao | 81,260.0number of subscriptions |
| 134 | Angola | 80,267.0number of subscriptions |
| 135 | Togo | 78,576.0number of subscriptions |
| 136 | United Republic of Tanzania | 78,299.0number of subscriptions |
| 137 | Fiji | 77,765.0number of subscriptions |
| 138 | Namibia | 77,390.0number of subscriptions |
| 139 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 75,836.0number of subscriptions |
| 140 | Zambia | 73,688.0number of subscriptions |
| 141 | Norway | 73,208.0number of subscriptions |
| 142 | Guam | 71,308.0number of subscriptions |
| 143 | Iceland | 68,518.0number of subscriptions |
| 144 | Eritrea | 68,216.0number of subscriptions |
| 145 | Cameroon | 67,507.0number of subscriptions |
| 146 | Gabon | 67,119.0number of subscriptions |
| 147 | French Polynesia | 65,969.0number of subscriptions |
| 148 | Cape Verde | 61,294.0number of subscriptions |
| 149 | Kenya | 57,017.0number of subscriptions |
| 150 | Somalia | 55,005.0number of subscriptions |
| 151 | Andorra | 53,215.0number of subscriptions |
| 152 | New Caledonia | 46,570.0number of subscriptions |
| 153 | Curaçao | 45,974.0number of subscriptions |
| 154 | Republic of The Gambia | 44,127.0number of subscriptions |
| 155 | Monaco | 36,884.0number of subscriptions |
| 156 | Cayman Islands | 35,773.0number of subscriptions |
| 157 | Eswatini | 35,641.0number of subscriptions |
| 158 | Aruba | 34,549.0number of subscriptions |
| 159 | Saint Lucia | 30,640.0number of subscriptions |
| 160 | Cambodia | 29,080.0number of subscriptions |
| 161 | Djibouti | 28,673.0number of subscriptions |
| 162 | Mozambique | 28,329.0number of subscriptions |
| 163 | Bermuda | 28,177.0number of subscriptions |
| 164 | Antigua and Barbuda | 27,320.0number of subscriptions |
| 165 | Virgin Islands, British | 24,443.0number of subscriptions |
| 166 | Northern Mariana Islands | 19,474.0number of subscriptions |
| 167 | Belize | 17,806.0number of subscriptions |
| 168 | Republic of the Congo | 17,604.0number of subscriptions |
| 169 | Gibraltar | 17,155.0number of subscriptions |
| 170 | Grenada | 16,991.0number of subscriptions |
| 171 | Seychelles | 16,166.0number of subscriptions |
| 172 | San Marino | 16,000.0number of subscriptions |
| 173 | Mauritania | 15,997.0number of subscriptions |
| 174 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 15,602.0number of subscriptions |
| 175 | Faroe Islands | 14,940.0number of subscriptions |
| 176 | Burundi | 14,363.0number of subscriptions |
| 177 | Maldives | 11,998.0number of subscriptions |
| 178 | Equatorial Guinea | 11,389.0number of subscriptions |
| 179 | Liechtenstein | 9,892.0number of subscriptions |
| 180 | American Samoa | 9,693.0number of subscriptions |
| 181 | Rwanda | 9,255.0number of subscriptions |
| 182 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 9,077.0number of subscriptions |
| 183 | Comoros | 8,823.0number of subscriptions |
| 184 | Lesotho | 7,980.0number of subscriptions |
| 185 | Dominica | 7,459.0number of subscriptions |
| 186 | Solomon Islands | 6,978.0number of subscriptions |
| 187 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 6,476.0number of subscriptions |
| 188 | Liberia | 6,254.0number of subscriptions |
| 189 | Palau | 6,154.0number of subscriptions |
| 190 | Greenland | 4,996.0number of subscriptions |
| 191 | Malawi | 4,869.0number of subscriptions |
| 192 | Samoa | 4,567.0number of subscriptions |
| 193 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4,052.0number of subscriptions |
| 194 | Madagascar | 3,413.0number of subscriptions |
| 195 | Tonga | 3,280.0number of subscriptions |
| 196 | Vanuatu | 3,036.0number of subscriptions |
| 197 | Tuvalu | 2,113.0number of subscriptions |
| 198 | Central African Republic | 2,088.0number of subscriptions |
| 199 | Marshall Islands | 1,947.0number of subscriptions |
| 200 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,781.0number of subscriptions |
| 201 | Timor-Leste | 1,691.0number of subscriptions |
| 202 | Haiti | 1,357.0number of subscriptions |
| 203 | Benin | 1,350.0number of subscriptions |
| 204 | Sierra Leone | 269.0number of subscriptions |
| 205 | Kiribati | 14.0number of subscriptions |
| 206 | Chad | 0.0number of subscriptions |
| 207 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.0number of subscriptions |
| 208 | Guinea | 0.0number of subscriptions |
| 209 | Nauru | 0.0number of subscriptions |
| 210 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0number of subscriptions |
| 211 | South Sudan | 0.0number of subscriptions |
| 212 | Bhutan | 0.0number of subscriptions |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).
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