Media > International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 82.06 billion min. | 2004 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 15.8 billion min. | 2000 | |||
| 2 | Germany | 15.68 billion min. | 2000 | ||
| 3 | United Kingdom | 15.6 billion min. | 2001 | ||
| 4 | Italy | 13.59 billion min. | 2003 | ||
| 5 | Canada | 13.5 billion min. | 2000 | ||
| 6 | Mexico | 12.13 billion min. | 2004 | ||
| 7 | France | 10.71 billion min. | 2004 | ||
| 8 | Hong Kong | 7.22 billion min. | 2004 | ||
| 9 | China | 5.98 billion min. | 2004 | ||
| 10 | Japan | 5.55 billion min. | 2004 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 5.32 billion min. | 2000 | |||
| 11 | Netherlands | 4.95 billion min. | 2000 | ||
| 12 | Spain | 4.91 billion min. | 2003 | ||
| 13 | Switzerland | 4.78 billion min. | 2000 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 4.39 billion min. | 2000 | |||
| 14 | Australia | 4.15 billion min. | 2001 | ||
| 15 | South Korea | 3.87 billion min. | 2003 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 3.54 billion min. | 2000 | |||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 3.54 billion min. | 1999 | |||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 3.5 billion min. | 2000 | |||
| 16 | Belgium | 3.24 billion min. | 2000 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 3.14 billion min. | 2000 | |||
| 17 | India | 3.1 billion min. | 2002 | ||
| 18 | Singapore | 3.01 billion min. | 2001 | ||
| 19 | El Salvador | 2.73 billion min. | 2005 | ||
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 2.73 billion min. | 2002 | ||
| 21 | Ireland | 2.7 billion min. | 2000 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 2.45 billion min. | 1997 | |||
| 22 | Austria | 2.38 billion min. | 2003 | ||
| 23 | Philippines | 2.35 billion min. | 2004 | ||
| 24 | Colombia | 2.34 billion min. | 2004 | ||
| 25 | Poland | 2.32 billion min. | 2003 | ||
| 26 | Russia | 2.22 billion min. | 2002 | ||
| 27 | Turkey | 2.21 billion min. | 2004 | ||
| 28 | Brazil | 2.07 billion min. | 2001 | ||
| 29 | Malaysia | 2.03 billion min. | 2002 | ||
| 30 | Israel | 2.01 billion min. | 2002 | ||
| 31 | Dominican Republic | 1.94 billion min. | 2001 | ||
| 32 | Sweden | 1.86 billion min. | 1997 | ||
| 33 | Denmark | 1.82 billion min. | 2004 | ||
| 34 | Greece | 1.79 billion min. | 2002 | ||
| 35 | Peru | 1.75 billion min. | 2003 | ||
| 36 | Ukraine | 1.72 billion min. | 2003 | ||
| 37 | Egypt | 1.69 billion min. | 2004 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 1.67 billion min. | 2001 | |||
| 38 | Algeria | 1.67 billion min. | 2004 | ||
| 39 | Pakistan | 1.66 billion min. | 2002 | ||
| 40 | Puerto Rico | 1.65 billion min. | 1995 | ||
| 41 | Morocco | 1.64 billion min. | 2004 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 1.59 billion min. | 1997 | |||
| 42 | Guatemala | 1.59 billion min. | 2004 | ||
| 43 | New Zealand | 1.48 billion min. | 2004 | ||
| 44 | Portugal | 1.43 billion min. | 2004 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 1.33 billion min. | 1997 | |||
| 45 | South Africa | 1.25 billion min. | 2002 | ||
| 46 | Norway | 1.2 billion min. | 2004 | ||
| 47 | Indonesia | 1.15 billion min. | 2004 | ||
| 48 | Romania | 1.07 billion min. | 2002 | ||
| 49 | United Arab Emirates | 1.02 billion min. | 1997 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 965.09 million min. | 2000 | |||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 964.67 million min. | 1997 | |||
| 50 | Finland | 922.9 million min. | 2000 | ||
| 51 | Argentina | 922.3 million min. | 2000 | ||
| 52 | Serbia and Montenegro | 914.27 million min. | 2003 | ||
| 53 | Tunisia | 840 million min. | 2005 | ||
| 54 | Syria | 809 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 55 | Qatar | 801.4 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 56 | Thailand | 795.83 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 57 | Chile | 786.48 million min. | 2005 | ||
| 58 | Croatia | 757.25 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 59 | Czech Republic | 746.63 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 60 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 741.27 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 61 | Luxembourg | 726 million min. | 2003 | ||
| 62 | Jordan | 685 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 63 | Vietnam | 670.59 million min. | 2002 | ||
| 64 | Bangladesh | 653.61 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 65 | Ecuador | 639.09 million min. | 2001 | ||
| 66 | Belarus | 628.55 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 67 | Senegal | 624 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 68 | Jamaica | 613.3 million min. | 2003 | ||
| 69 | Honduras | 575.9 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 70 | Venezuela | 561.8 million min. | 2000 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 513.32 million min. | 1997 | |||
| 71 | Iran | 510.9 million min. | 2003 | ||
| 72 | Cyprus | 501.03 million min. | 2003 | ||
| 73 | Trinidad and Tobago | 495.57 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 74 | Slovakia | 474.7 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 75 | Oman | 468.84 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 76 | Albania | 462.8 million min. | 2002 | ||
| 77 | Hungary | 451.63 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 78 | Bolivia | 438.98 million min. | 2004 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 423.39 million min. | 2001 | |||
| 79 | Bahrain | 408.16 million min. | 2003 | ||
| 80 | Lebanon | 400.5 million min. | 1999 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 399.59 million min. | 1997 | |||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 394.05 million min. | 1997 | |||
| 81 | Kazakhstan | 391.8 million min. | 2002 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 391.66 million min. | 2000 | |||
| 82 | Moldova | 390.06 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 83 | Sudan | 387.1 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 84 | Sri Lanka | 374.44 million min. | 2002 | ||
| 85 | Costa Rica | 348 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 86 | Kuwait | 342.1 million min. | 1999 | ||
| 87 | Nicaragua | 332.93 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 88 | Mozambique | 330.7 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 89 | Cuba | 323.11 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 90 | Zimbabwe | 317.27 million min. | 2005 | ||
| 91 | Ghana | 309.36 million min. | 2003 | ||
| 92 | Cote d'Ivoire | 309.05 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 93 | Macau | 306.6 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 94 | Nigeria | 298.74 million min. | 2001 | ||
| 95 | Bulgaria | 284.37 million min. | 2004 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 277.29 million min. | 1997 | |||
| 96 | Azerbaijan | 271 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 97 | Slovenia | 266.6 million min. | 1998 | ||
| 98 | Georgia | 262.46 million min. | 2003 | ||
| 99 | Yemen | 230.77 million min. | 2002 | ||
| 100 | Uruguay | 201.22 million min. | 2000 | ||
| 101 | The Bahamas | 184.48 million min. | 2003 | ||
| 102 | San Marino | 181.84 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 103 | Kenya | 176.58 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 104 | Panama | 165.2 million min. | 2001 | ||
| 105 | Barbados | 163.8 million min. | 2003 | ||
| 106 | Paraguay | 159.8 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 107 | Nepal | 159.43 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 108 | Ethiopia | 157.24 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 109 | Netherlands Antilles | 156.78 million min. | 1998 | ||
| 110 | Uzbekistan | 153.75 million min. | 2000 | ||
| 111 | Estonia | 146.99 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 112 | Botswana | 134.5 million min. | 2004 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 134.03 million min. | 1997 | |||
| 113 | Burma | 130.64 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 114 | Togo | 127.25 million min. | 2005 | ||
| 115 | Lithuania | 125.48 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 116 | Latvia | 121.41 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 117 | Namibia | 112.7 million min. | 2002 | ||
| 118 | Mauritius | 111.97 million min. | 2003 | ||
| 119 | Liechtenstein | 100.13 million min. | 2001 | ||
| 120 | Angola | 98.2 million min. | 2002 | ||
| 121 | Fiji | 91.12 million min. | 2002 | ||
| 122 | Burkina Faso | 90.64 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 123 | Suriname | 90.19 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 124 | Armenia | 89.36 million min. | 2003 | ||
| 125 | Malta | 88.63 million min. | 2003 | ||
| 126 | Guyana | 87.42 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 127 | Cameroon | 85.49 million min. | 1999 | ||
| 128 | Kyrgyzstan | 84.15 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 129 | Gabon | 83.77 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 130 | Iceland | 80.53 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 131 | Andorra | 79.61 million min. | 1998 | ||
| 132 | Mali | 76.02 million min. | 2001 | ||
| 133 | Zambia | 75.9 million min. | 2003 | ||
| 134 | Cayman Islands | 70.1 million min. | 2003 | ||
| 135 | Libya | 67.5 million min. | 1997 | ||
| 136 | Tajikistan | 66.71 million min. | 2003 | ||
| 137 | Grenada | 66 million min. | 2002 | ||
| 138 | Cape Verde | 65.6 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 139 | Uganda | 61.26 million min. | 2003 | ||
| 140 | Benin | 60.84 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 141 | Malawi | 58.79 million min. | 2002 | ||
| 142 | Guinea | 57.86 million min. | 2002 | ||
| 143 | Mauritania | 57 million min. | 2003 | ||
| 144 | Swaziland | 52.51 million min. | 2003 | ||
| 145 | Aruba | 52.1 million min. | 1998 | ||
| 146 | Tanzania | 51.37 million min. | 2002 | ||
| 147 | Belize | 50.37 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 148 | New Caledonia | 48.54 million min. | 2003 | ||
| 149 | Antigua and Barbuda | 48.2 million min. | 2003 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 47.89 million min. | 1995 | |||
| 150 | Brunei | 47.6 million min. | 2000 | ||
| 151 | Lesotho | 46.11 million min. | 1996 | ||
| 152 | Papua New Guinea | 42.95 million min. | 2000 | ||
| 153 | Eritrea | 42.21 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 154 | Saint Lucia | 35 million min. | 2003 | ||
| 155 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 34 million min. | 2003 | ||
| 156 | Samoa | 27.14 million min. | 2003 | ||
| 157 | Turkmenistan | 27 million min. | 2000 | ||
| 158 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 26.7 million min. | 2003 | ||
| 159 | Maldives | 26.49 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 160 | Dominica | 25.6 million min. | 1996 | ||
| 161 | Bhutan | 25.49 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 162 | Madagascar | 24.36 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 163 | Cambodia | 23.34 million min. | 2003 | ||
| 164 | The Gambia | 22.36 million min. | 1997 | ||
| 165 | Djibouti | 20.77 million min. | 2003 | ||
| 166 | Laos | 19.65 million min. | 2003 | ||
| 167 | Chad | 19.28 million min. | 2003 | ||
| 168 | Comoros | 18.68 million min. | 2002 | ||
| 169 | French Polynesia | 16.12 million min. | 1993 | ||
| 170 | Sierra Leone | 14.14 million min. | 1995 | ||
| 171 | Guinea-Bissau | 12.16 million min. | 2000 | ||
| 172 | Seychelles | 10.98 million min. | 1999 | ||
| 173 | Burundi | 10.68 million min. | 2001 | ||
| 174 | Mongolia | 10.06 million min. | 2003 | ||
| 175 | Solomon Islands | 9.65 million min. | 2000 | ||
| 176 | Central African Republic | 8.9 million min. | 2000 | ||
| 177 | Federated States of Micronesia | 8.78 million min. | 2003 | ||
| 178 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7.03 million min. | 2004 | ||
| 179 | North Korea | 6.2 million min. | 1993 | ||
| 180 | Niger | 5.69 million min. | 1992 | ||
| 181 | Marshall Islands | 4.51 million min. | 2003 | ||
| 182 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.88 million min. | 1995 | ||
| 183 | Kiribati | 2.24 million min. | 2001 | ||
| 184 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.73 million min. | 1995 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Media > International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes
- United States has had the highest international voice traffic > out and in > minutes since 1975.
- All of the top 2 countries by international voice traffic > out and in > minutes are Cold countries'.
- All of the top 2 countries by international voice traffic > out and in > minutes are Christian.
- All of the top 4 countries by international voice traffic > out and in > minutes are Heavily indebted.
- All of the top 2 countries by international voice traffic > out and in > minutes are High income OECD.
- Germany has ranked in the top 3 for international voice traffic > out and in > minutes since 1981.
- 92 of the top 172 countries by international voice traffic > out and in > minutes are Hot countries.
- United Kingdom has ranked in the top 3 for international voice traffic > out and in > minutes since 1993.
- Canada has ranked in the top 4 for international voice traffic > out and in > minutes since 1987.
