Which Country Has the Most Fixed Lines?

Based on a comparison of 173 countries in 2018, China ranked the highest in number of fixed lines with 194 mil followed by USA and Japan. On the other end of the scale was Somalia with < 0.001 mil, Central African Republic with 0.002 mil and East Timor with 0.002 mil.

Total number of fixed lines reached 942 mil in 2018 in the World according to World Bank. This is 4.25 % less than in the previous year and -32.6 % less than 10 years ago.

Historically, total number of fixed lines reached an all time high of 1,261 mil in 2006 and an all time low of 158 mil in 1970. The average annual growth amounted to 4.14 % since 1960.

The top ranked country, China, accounted for 20.6 % of number of fixed lines in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 40.1 % share while the ten largest countries some 66.3 % in 2018.

Data for more countries are available at Number of Fixed Lines indicator page.