Learn about the number of telephone and internet users by country, from Argentina to Venezuela.
(rates per 1,000 persons)
| Country | Telephone main lines | Cellular phone subscribers | Internet users | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2005 | 1990 | 2005 | 1990 | 2005 | |
| Argentina | 93 | 227 | – | 570 | 0 | 177 |
| Australia | 456 | 564 | 11 | 906 | 6 | 698 |
| Austria | 418 | 450 | 10 | 991 | 1 | 486 |
| Belgium | 393 | 461 | 4 | 903 | – | 458 |
| Brazil | 63 | 230 | – | 462 | 0 | 195 |
| Bulgaria | 250 | 321 | 0 | 807 | 0 | 206 |
| Canada | 550 | 566 | 21 | 514 | 4 | 520 |
| China | 6 | 269 | – | 302 | 0 | 85 |
| Colombia | 69 | 168 | 0 | 479 | 0 | 104 |
| Cuba | 32 | 75 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 17 |
| Czech Republic | 157 | 314 | 0 | 1,151 | 0 | 269 |
| Ecuador | 48 | 129 | 0 | 472 | 0 | 47 |
| Egypt | 29 | 140 | – | 184 | 0 | 68 |
| Finland | 535 | 404 | 52 | 997 | 4 | 534 |
| France | 495 | 586 | 5 | 789 | 1 | 430 |
| Germany | 401 | 667 | 3 | 960 | 1 | 455 |
| Greece | 389 | 568 | 0 | 904 | 0 | 180 |
| Guatemala | 21 | 99 | – | 358 | 0 | 79 |
| Hungary | 96 | 333 | – | 924 | 0 | 297 |
| India | 6 | 45 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 55 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 58 | – | 213 | 0 | 73 |
| Ireland | 280 | 489 | 7 | 1,012 | 0 | 276 |
| Israel | 349 | 424 | 3 | 1,120 | 1 | 470 |
| Italy | 394 | 427 | 5 | 1,232 | – | 478 |
| Japan | 441 | 460 | 7 | 742 | – | 668 |
| South Korea | 310 | 492 | 2 | 794 | – | 684 |
| Lebanon | 144 | 277 | 0 | 277 | 0 | 196 |
| Mexico | 64 | 189 | 1 | 460 | 0 | 181 |
| Netherlands | 464 | 466 | 5 | 970 | 3 | 739 |
| Norway | 503 | 460 | 46 | 1,028 | 7 | 735 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 34 | – | 82 | 0 | 67 |
| Panama | 90 | 136 | 0 | 418 | 0 | 64 |
| Poland | 86 | 309 | 0 | 764 | 0 | 262 |
| Russia | 140 | 280 | 0 | 838 | 0 | 152 |
| Saudi Arabia | 75 | 164 | 1 | 575 | 0 | 70 |
| Singapore | 346 | 425 | 17 | 1,010 | 0 | 571 |
| South Africa | 94 | 101 | – | 724 | 0 | 109 |
| Spain | 325 | 422 | 1 | 952 | – | 348 |
| Sweden | 683 | 717 | 54 | 935 | 6 | 764 |
| Switzerland | 587 | 689 | 19 | 921 | 6 | 498 |
| Thailand | 24 | 110 | 1 | 430 | 0 | 110 |
| United Kingdom | 441 | 528 | 19 | 1,088 | 1 | 473 |
| United States | 545 | 606 | 21 | 680 | 8 | 630 |
| Venezuela | 75 | 136 | – | 470 | 0 | 125 |
Source: Human Development Report, 2007/2008, United Nations. Web: hdr.undp.org.
