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Media > Telephones Stats: compare key data on European Union & United States

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STAT European Union United States HISTORY
Main lines in use 238 million
Ranked 2nd. 63% more than United States
146 million
Ranked 2nd.

Main lines in use > Per capita 520.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th.
541.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 4% more than European Union

Main lines in use per 1000 478.81
Ranked 19th. 4% more than United States
459.63
Ranked 20th.

Mobile cellular 466 million
Ranked 1st. 61% more than United States
290.3 million
Ranked 3rd.

Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,019.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 20% more than United States
846.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th.

Mobile cellular per 1000 937.5
Ranked 25th. 1% more than United States
932.29
Ranked 78th.

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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