Based on a comparison of 175 countries in 2019, Monaco ranked the highest in fixed line penetration as a percentage of population with 113% followed by Malta and France. On the other end of the scale was Taiwan with 0%, Somalia with < 0.001% and Chad with 0.041%.
Data for more countries are available at Fixed Line Penetration (As % of Population) indicator page.
Fixed Line Penetration (As % of Population) | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
Austria | % | 39.0% | 40.8% | 41.6% | 40.8% | 42.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Belarus | % | 47.4% | 47.9% | 48.1% | 47.8% | 47.6% | ||||||||||||||||
Cayman Islands | % | 61.3% | 54.1% | 54.3% | 54.5% | 54.9% | ||||||||||||||||
France | % | 61.2% | 60.5% | 60.4% | 60.3% | 59.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Germany | % | 60.0% | 57.7% | 55.4% | 55.1% | 53.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Greece | % | 50.2% | 49.7% | 49.3% | 49.0% | 49.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Hong Kong | % | 62.3% | 61.9% | 60.3% | 59.6% | 58.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Japan | % | 49.9% | 49.6% | 49.8% | 50.2% | 50.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Luxembourg | % | 49.3% | 48.9% | 48.9% | 47.7% | 46.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Malta | % | 54.3% | 53.5% | 53.1% | 53.7% | 54.9% | ||||||||||||||||
Monaco | % | 127% | 136% | 130% | 122% | 122% | ||||||||||||||||
Portugal | % | 43.3% | 44.0% | 45.2% | 46.4% | 47.0% | ||||||||||||||||
South Korea | % | 60.2% | 58.3% | 56.8% | 55.0% | 52.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Spain | % | 41.3% | 41.1% | 41.5% | 42.1% | 42.2% | ||||||||||||||||
United Kingdom | % | 51.4% | 50.8% | 50.4% | 50.7% | 48.3% |