Fixed line penetration as a percentage of population fell 5.07% to 0.844% in Bangladesh in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed line penetration as a percentage of population in Bangladesh reached an all time high of 0.932% in 2008 and an all time low of 0.070% in 1973. When compared to Bangladesh's main peers, fixed line penetration as a percentage of population in Bhutan amounted to 2.98%, 12.6% in China, 1.45% in India and 0.963% in Myanmar in 2020.
Bangladesh has been ranked 145th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of fixed line penetration as a percentage of population, 12 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Fixed Line Penetration (As % of Population) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bangladesh | % | 0.548% | 0.480% | 0.437% | 0.886% | 0.876% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | % | 2.93% | 2.81% | 2.83% | 2.89% | 2.81% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 16.6% | 14.7% | 13.7% | 13.6% | 13.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 1.93% | 1.82% | 1.72% | 1.60% | 1.52% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 50.1% | 50.5% | 50.5% | 50.2% | 49.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | % | 14.2% | 18.4% | 16.1% | 20.9% | 20.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | % | 1.00% | 0.991% | 1.06% | 0.989% | 0.985% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nepal | % | 3.07% | 3.08% | 3.06% | 2.80% | 2.64% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 1.68% | 1.45% | 1.36% | 1.34% | 1.24% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 24.5% | 22.2% | 22.0% | 20.7% | 19.0% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | % | 15.4% | 11.6% | 12.1% | 11.5% | 10.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | % | 7.55% | 6.67% | 14.0% | 8.52% | 7.59% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 38.5% | 37.1% | 35.3% | 33.2% | 31.8% |
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