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DEFINITION:
Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 1,575.76 | 2005 | ||
| 2 | Philippines | 1,555.15 | 2004 | ||
| 3 | Japan | 1,283.41 | 2003 | ||
| 4 | Thailand | 1,271.16 | 2004 | ||
| 5 | Slovenia | 1,228.19 | 2004 | ||
| 6 | El Salvador | 1,182.11 | 2005 | ||
| 7 | Indonesia | 1,084.24 | 2004 | ||
| 8 | Portugal | 987.98 | 2004 | ||
| 9 | Argentina | 969.08 | 2004 | ||
| 10 | New Zealand | 961.84 | 2004 | ||
| 11 | Italy | 947.84 | 2003 | ||
| 12 | China | 927.66 | 2004 | ||
| 13 | Turkey | 882.78 | 2004 | ||
| 14 | Sweden | 857.67 | 2004 | ||
| 15 | Morocco | 821.22 | 2004 | ||
| 16 | Malaysia | 769.9 | 2004 | ||
| 17 | Uganda | 750.37 | 2004 | ||
| 18 | Tunisia | 740.23 | 2005 | ||
| 19 | South Africa | 725.35 | 2004 | ||
| 20 | Brazil | 707.82 | 2001 | ||
| 21 | Czech Republic | 698.98 | 2004 | ||
| 22 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 695.05 | 2003 | ||
| 23 | Israel | 692.16 | 2004 | ||
| 24 | Jamaica | 686.22 | 2003 | ||
| 25 | Bolivia | 680.18 | 2004 | ||
| 26 | Cote d'Ivoire | 677.99 | 2004 | ||
| 27 | Hungary | 669.78 | 2004 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 669.6 | 2003 | |||
| 28 | Ecuador | 667.06 | 2004 | ||
| 29 | Botswana | 664.58 | 2003 | ||
| 30 | Sudan | 650.51 | 2005 | ||
| 31 | Spain | 642.93 | 2004 | ||
| 32 | New Caledonia | 636.93 | 2003 | ||
| 33 | Venezuela | 635.36 | 2002 | ||
| 34 | Hong Kong | 622.52 | 2004 | ||
| 35 | Mexico | 617.16 | 2004 | ||
| 36 | Greece | 611.79 | 2004 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 595 | 2003 | |||
| 37 | Guatemala | 593.61 | 2001 | ||
| 38 | Austria | 592.01 | 2004 | ||
| 39 | Latvia | 586.53 | 2004 | ||
| 40 | Belgium | 586.02 | 2004 | ||
| 41 | France | 585.24 | 2004 | ||
| 42 | Oman | 583.12 | 2004 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 580.71 | 2003 | |||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 580.37 | 2003 | |||
| 43 | South Korea | 566.93 | 2003 | ||
| 44 | Singapore | 561.01 | 2001 | ||
| 45 | Germany | 559.19 | 2004 | ||
| 46 | Ghana | 557.23 | 2005 | ||
| 47 | Macau | 556.31 | 2004 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 539.39 | 2003 | |||
| 48 | Cambodia | 539.06 | 2003 | ||
| 49 | Mauritania | 533.06 | 2003 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 528.38 | 2003 | |||
| 50 | Switzerland | 525.29 | 2004 | ||
| 51 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 513.14 | 2004 | ||
| 52 | Chile | 511.2 | 2002 | ||
| 53 | Slovakia | 507.96 | 2004 | ||
| 54 | Australia | 506.24 | 2003 | ||
| 55 | San Marino | 504.52 | 2004 | ||
| 56 | Estonia | 485.65 | 2004 | ||
| 57 | United Arab Emirates | 485.19 | 2004 | ||
| 58 | Puerto Rico | 474.61 | 2001 | ||
| 59 | Peru | 472.35 | 2004 | ||
| 60 | Luxembourg | 472.29 | 2003 | ||
| 61 | Canada | 455.91 | 2005 | ||
| 62 | Mauritius | 451.5 | 2004 | ||
| 63 | Norway | 444.97 | 2004 | ||
| 64 | Jordan | 444.04 | 2004 | ||
| 65 | Guyana | 438.95 | 2004 | ||
| 66 | Denmark | 438.72 | 2004 | ||
| 67 | Bahrain | 437.5 | 2004 | ||
| 68 | Cyprus | 422.54 | 2004 | ||
| 69 | Finland | 419.59 | 2003 | ||
| 70 | Cameroon | 419.58 | 2003 | ||
| 71 | Albania | 414.37 | 2003 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 412.98 | 2001 | |||
| 72 | Lithuania | 409.14 | 2001 | ||
| 73 | Senegal | 408.33 | 2004 | ||
| 74 | Croatia | 407.16 | 2004 | ||
| 75 | Iran | 407.04 | 2003 | ||
| 76 | Ireland | 400.57 | 2004 | ||
| 77 | Qatar | 396.74 | 2004 | ||
| 78 | Mozambique | 392.37 | 2004 | ||
| 79 | Saudi Arabia | 389.97 | 2002 | ||
| 80 | Costa Rica | 388.06 | 2004 | ||
| 81 | Burkina Faso | 383.19 | 2004 | ||
| 82 | Serbia and Montenegro | 374.45 | 2002 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 371.77 | 2001 | |||
| 83 | Mayotte | 371.58 | 1999 | ||
| 84 | Barbados | 365.47 | 2004 | ||
| 85 | Bulgaria | 364.23 | 2004 | ||
| 86 | Benin | 363.5 | 2004 | ||
| 87 | Togo | 362.62 | 2004 | ||
| 88 | Andorra | 362.02 | 1998 | ||
| 89 | United Kingdom | 353.44 | 2002 | ||
| 90 | Netherlands | 352.89 | 2000 | ||
| 91 | Lesotho | 349.43 | 2002 | ||
| 92 | United States | 345.72 | 2004 | ||
| 93 | Antigua and Barbuda | 338.39 | 2001 | ||
| 94 | Kuwait | 338.07 | 2004 | ||
| 95 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 336.95 | 2004 | ||
| 96 | Russia | 333.97 | 2004 | ||
| 97 | Nicaragua | 333.69 | 2003 | ||
| 98 | Colombia | 330.37 | 2001 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 325.68 | 2000 | |||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 313.46 | 2001 | |||
| 99 | Sri Lanka | 312.57 | 2004 | ||
| 100 | Egypt | 312.41 | 2004 | ||
| 101 | Iceland | 306.67 | 2004 | ||
| 102 | Cape Verde | 306.64 | 2004 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 305.6 | 2002 | |||
| 103 | Algeria | 302.29 | 2004 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 301.96 | 2001 | |||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 290.38 | 2002 | |||
| 104 | Suriname | 286.23 | 2004 | ||
| 105 | Liechtenstein | 284.77 | 2002 | ||
| 106 | Belize | 283.66 | 2004 | ||
| 107 | Maldives | 280.52 | 2004 | ||
| 108 | Guam | 280.1 | 2001 | ||
| 109 | Swaziland | 278.55 | 2003 | ||
| 110 | Panama | 273.1 | 2005 | ||
| 111 | Malta | 273.09 | 2004 | ||
| 112 | Romania | 263.3 | 2003 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 259.66 | 1999 | |||
| 113 | Uruguay | 259.55 | 2001 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 257.59 | 2000 | |||
| 114 | Nigeria | 255.7 | 2003 | ||
| 115 | Rwanda | 247.14 | 2001 | ||
| 116 | Gabon | 243.89 | 2004 | ||
| 117 | Zimbabwe | 243.02 | 2005 | ||
| 118 | Burundi | 233.7 | 2004 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 221.03 | 2002 | |||
| 119 | Syria | 220.86 | 2004 | ||
| 120 | Moldova | 219.99 | 2004 | ||
| 121 | Tanzania | 218.68 | 2002 | ||
| 122 | The Bahamas | 218.23 | 2003 | ||
| 123 | Aruba | 216.14 | 2001 | ||
| 124 | Pakistan | 213.34 | 2005 | ||
| 125 | Lebanon | 210.18 | 1999 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 208.72 | 2001 | |||
| 126 | Virgin Islands | 207.99 | 1998 | ||
| 127 | Belarus | 203.1 | 2004 | ||
| Christian countries average (profile) | 191.11 | 1999 | |||
| 128 | Honduras | 186.23 | 2004 | ||
| 129 | Grenada | 184.74 | 2001 | ||
| 130 | Poland | 184.09 | 2003 | ||
| 131 | Trinidad and Tobago | 181.57 | 2001 | ||
| 132 | Bermuda | 180.67 | 2002 | ||
| 133 | Namibia | 180.58 | 2002 | ||
| 134 | Yemen | 176.27 | 2002 | ||
| 135 | Zambia | 175.31 | 2004 | ||
| 136 | Cayman Islands | 169.89 | 2000 | ||
| Landlocked countries average (profile) | 169.88 | 2001 | |||
| 137 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 167.35 | 2001 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 166.68 | 2001 | |||
| 138 | Sao Tome and Principe | 166.24 | 2004 | ||
| 139 | Seychelles | 162.72 | 2001 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 159.69 | 2001 | |||
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 156.41 | 1998 | |||
| 140 | Guinea | 149.69 | 2002 | ||
| 141 | Madagascar | 148.41 | 2003 | ||
| 142 | Armenia | 145.84 | 2004 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 145.38 | 1999 | |||
| 143 | Kenya | 141.13 | 2004 | ||
| 144 | Brunei | 140.81 | 1998 | ||
| 145 | Azerbaijan | 138.56 | 2004 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 134.24 | 2001 | |||
| 146 | Central African Republic | 133.78 | 2003 | ||
| Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 132.3 | 1999 | |||
| 147 | Dominica | 131.74 | 1999 | ||
| 148 | Laos | 130.02 | 2003 | ||
| 149 | Chad | 126.97 | 2003 | ||
| 150 | The Gambia | 124.19 | 2002 | ||
| 151 | Federated States of Micronesia | 123.28 | 2003 | ||
| 152 | Paraguay | 122.63 | 2001 | ||
| 153 | Mongolia | 116.17 | 2003 | ||
| 154 | Ukraine | 115.47 | 2002 | ||
| 155 | French Polynesia | 115.46 | 2002 | ||
| Hot countries average (profile) | 113.1 | 1999 | |||
| 156 | Saint Lucia | 112.13 | 1998 | ||
| 157 | Netherlands Antilles | 110.27 | 1996 | ||
| 158 | Nepal | 110.03 | 2004 | ||
| 159 | Equatorial Guinea | 109.5 | 2001 | ||
| 160 | India | 107.93 | 2001 | ||
| 161 | Kazakhstan | 107.83 | 2003 | ||
| 162 | Greenland | 103.56 | 2002 | ||
| 163 | Dominican Republic | 98.53 | 2000 | ||
| 164 | Angola | 98.44 | 2002 | ||
| 165 | Samoa | 94.77 | 2003 | ||
| 166 | Fiji | 93.71 | 2002 | ||
| 167 | Haiti | 92 | 2003 | ||
| 168 | Kyrgyzstan | 91.33 | 2004 | ||
| 169 | Comoros | 88.63 | 2003 | ||
| 170 | American Samoa | 82.19 | 1999 | ||
| 171 | Ethiopia | 80.86 | 2004 | ||
| 172 | Vietnam | 79.38 | 2003 | ||
| 173 | Bhutan | 74.1 | 2004 | ||
| 174 | Uzbekistan | 73.78 | 2001 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 71.85 | 2001 | |||
| 175 | Mali | 71.26 | 2002 | ||
| 176 | Eritrea | 71.24 | 2004 | ||
| 177 | Georgia | 69.33 | 2002 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 67.12 | 2001 | |||
| 178 | Burma | 65.77 | 2004 | ||
| 179 | Tajikistan | 57.2 | 2003 | ||
| 180 | Djibouti | 56.41 | 2003 | ||
| 181 | Solomon Islands | 55.34 | 2001 | ||
| 182 | Bangladesh | 54.75 | 2001 | ||
| 183 | Turkmenistan | 52.67 | 2001 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 51.06 | 1992 | |||
| 184 | Iraq | 50.64 | 1988 | ||
| 185 | Tonga | 49.51 | 2002 | ||
| 186 | Malawi | 49.46 | 2002 | ||
| 187 | Libya | 46.07 | 2000 | ||
| 188 | Marshall Islands | 45.99 | 2003 | ||
| 189 | Guinea-Bissau | 45.77 | 2000 | ||
| 190 | Sierra Leone | 41.68 | 2001 | ||
| 191 | Papua New Guinea | 41 | 2000 | ||
| 192 | Cuba | 40.96 | 2002 | ||
| 193 | Vanuatu | 39.73 | 2001 | ||
| 194 | North Korea | 33.33 | 1993 | ||
| 195 | Kiribati | 25.79 | 2001 | ||
| 196 | Congo, Republic of the | 23.25 | 1995 | ||
| 197 | Niger | 17.78 | 2001 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 16.77 | 1988 | |||
| 198 | Somalia | 10 | 1991 | ||
| 199 | Liberia | 8.82 | 1997 |