EarthTrends (http://earthtrends.wri.org) Searchable Database Results
Provided by the World Resources Institute (http://www.wri.org)
"Population, Health and Human Well-being -- Access to Information: Homes with telephones"

"Units: Percent (%)"

,,2004,2003,2002,2001,2000,1999,1998,1997,1996,1995,1994,1993,1992,1991,1990,1989,1988,1987,1986,1985,1984,1983,1982,1981,1980,1979,1978,1977,1976,1975,1970,1965,1960,
Region/Classification
"North America","",94.0,95.1,95.6,95.3,94.6,94.6,94.6,94.3,94.4,94.3,94.3,94.7,94.3,93.8,93.8,93.5,93.0,92.9,92.9,92.5,92.1,92.0,..,..,93.4,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Oceania","",..,..,..,96.7,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"South America","",..,..,..,51.3,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,

,,2004,2003,2002,2001,2000,1999,1998,1997,1996,1995,1994,1993,1992,1991,1990,1989,1988,1987,1986,1985,1984,1983,1982,1981,1980,1979,1978,1977,1976,1975,1970,1965,1960,
Country
"Albania","ALB",..,..,..,..,..,..,10.5,7.1,5.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Algeria","DZA",..,..,..,37.6,36.0,34.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"American Samoa","ASM",..,..,..,80.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Antigua and Barbuda","ATG",..,..,..,82.3,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Argentina","ARG",..,..,..,57.1,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Armenia","ARM",63.4,..,..,54.3,57.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Australia","AUS",..,97.0,97.0,97.0,97.0,97.0,96.8,96.8,96.4,..,..,..,95.5,95.0,94.0,..,..,..,90.0,88.0,85.0,83.0,81.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Austria","AUT",..,..,..,88.0,85.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Bangladesh","BGD",4.8,2.8,2.3,1.2,1.1,1.0,1.0,0.9,0.8,0.7,0.7,0.7,0.6,0.6,0.6,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Barbados","BRB",92.8,..,..,..,..,..,80.0,..,80.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Belgium","BEL",..,..,..,..,84.0,87.9,93.5,97.1,95.6,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Belize","BLZ",..,..,..,42.0,53.0,..,..,..,48.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Benin","BEN",..,..,..,3.7,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Bolivia","BOL",..,..,24.7,22.7,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Bosnia and Herzegovina","BIH",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,15.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Brazil","BRA",..,62.0,61.6,58.9,47.9,37.6,32.0,27.9,25.4,22.4,21.0,20.0,19.8,18.7,6.4,5.8,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Bulgaria","BGR",78.0,..,..,..,..,..,84.6,82.0,80.8,77.4,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Burkina Faso","BFA",..,..,..,..,..,1.7,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Burundi","BDI",..,..,..,..,..,..,0.3,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Cambodia","KHM",..,..,..,..,3.6,..,..,..,0.5,..,0.4,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Cameroon","CMR",..,..,..,..,..,..,1.8,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Canada","CAN",98.7,98.8,98.7,98.6,98.8,98.7,98.5,98.4,98.7,98.5,99.0,98.9,98.7,98.0,98.5,98.7,98.4,98.4,98.1,98.2,98.6,97.6,97.8,97.6,97.6,97.2,96.5,96.4,96.5,96.4,93.9,89.4,84.6,
"Côte d'Ivoire","CIV",..,..,17.4,13.0,11.8,9.9,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Central African Rep","CAF",..,..,..,..,..,..,0.9,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Chad","TCD",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,0.3,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Chile","CHL",..,..,..,54.0,52.6,50.2,52.2,47.0,41.0,35.0,31.0,30.0,26.0,22.0,18.0,14.5,13.5,12.5,12.5,12.0,11.0,9.5,9.5,9.2,8.7,8.6,8.8,8.5,8.8,8.3,8.0,6.2,5.7,
"China","CHN",..,57.8,..,..,..,..,..,..,12.8,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Colombia","COL",..,..,..,..,51.5,..,..,..,30.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Comoros","COM",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,3.2,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Costa Rica","CRI",64.4,63.6,62.3,61.4,58.1,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Croatia","HRV",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,79.6,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Cuba","CUB",..,..,..,12.0,10.1,8.9,7.4,7.4,7.2,7.1,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Cyprus","CYP",84.9,..,..,..,..,..,..,96.0,..,..,..,..,..,88.0,..,..,..,..,..,33.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Czech Rep","CZE",..,62.5,68.0,68.7,71.9,72.5,70.0,60.0,50.0,42.2,36.2,32.4,31.5,30.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Djibouti","DJI",..,..,..,..,5.5,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Dominican Rep","DOM",..,..,..,..,..,33.4,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Ecuador","ECU",..,..,..,32.2,..,..,8.9,7.7,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Egypt","EGY",..,60.0,48.0,..,27.8,..,20.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"El Salvador","SLV",37.5,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,16.0,15.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Eritrea","ERI",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,2.6,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Estonia","EST",58.7,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Finland","FIN",..,..,..,99.0,99.0,98.0,..,..,96.0,91.0,..,..,..,..,94.0,..,..,..,..,87.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,73.0,..,..,..,..,
"France","FRA",..,..,..,97.0,94.0,94.0,94.8,98.0,97.0,96.7,96.4,95.7,95.3,94.7,94.0,92.4,91.9,91.5,92.5,90.8,88.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"French Guiana","GUF",..,..,..,..,73.0,..,..,..,..,74.0,..,..,..,..,57.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,38.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Gabon","GAB",..,..,..,..,12.8,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Georgia","GEO",32.7,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Germany","DEU",..,98.7,..,98.5,98.2,98.2,98.5,96.6,89.3,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Ghana","GHA",..,6.9,..,..,..,..,2.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Grenada","GRD",..,..,..,..,90.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Guadeloupe","GLP",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,88.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Guam","GUM",..,..,..,..,93.3,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Guatemala","GTM",..,..,..,..,..,15.6,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Guinea","GIN",..,..,..,..,..,1.7,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Guinea-Bissau","GNB",..,..,..,..,..,..,22.4,21.1,..,20.4,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Haiti","HTI",..,..,..,..,4.3,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Honduras","HND",17.4,17.5,16.5,16.0,16.2,16.2,15.8,15.2,12.6,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Hungary","HUN",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,28.0,24.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Iceland","ISL",..,93.2,92.2,97.2,98.0,99.4,99.4,99.4,99.4,98.9,99.5,..,..,..,..,..,98.4,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"India","IND",..,..,..,9.1,..,7.4,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Indonesia","IDN",14.5,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Iran, Islamic Rep","IRN",..,..,..,67.0,58.2,52.1,46.0,40.0,35.0,33.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Ireland","IRL",..,..,..,85.0,89.2,89.0,86.0,83.0,81.0,75.9,74.0,72.0,71.0,70.0,67.0,64.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Israel","ISR",..,..,96.0,..,..,94.4,..,..,96.0,95.0,95.0,93.0,92.0,91.0,91.0,90.0,88.0,85.0,81.0,77.0,72.0,68.0,65.0,62.0,59.0,56.0,53.0,50.0,48.0,46.0,..,..,..,
"Italy","ITA",..,..,..,..,..,..,96.9,97.9,97.5,96.7,96.3,94.8,93.1,85.6,84.3,81.2,77.6,74.7,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Jamaica","JAM",86.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Jordan","JOR",..,55.0,60.0,63.0,60.0,56.0,53.0,41.0,35.0,33.0,35.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Kazakhstan","KAZ",..,..,..,..,..,39.3,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Kenya","KEN",..,..,..,..,..,..,2.7,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Korea, Rep","KOR",..,..,..,91.8,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Latvia","LVA",..,..,..,77.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Lebanon","LBN",37.4,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Lesotho","LSO",..,..,..,..,5.6,5.5,5.5,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Liechtenstein","LIE",..,..,..,100.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Lithuania","LTU",45.0,..,..,..,74.0,72.0,70.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Luxembourg","LUX",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,91.7,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,87.7,..,..,..,..,..,68.7,..,34.2,
"Macau","MAC",..,92.7,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Macedonia, FYR","MKD",85.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,65.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Madagascar","MDG",..,..,..,2.0,1.9,1.8,1.7,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Malaysia","MYS",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,50.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Maldives","MDV",..,40.0,..,..,23.3,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Mali","MLI",..,..,..,2.4,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Martinique","MTQ",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,93.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Mauritania","MRT",..,..,..,2.9,..,..,1.6,1.3,1.2,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Mauritius","MUS",..,..,76.3,..,80.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Mexico","MEX",..,..,45.3,40.1,36.2,35.6,33.9,..,33.9,45.0,33.0,..,..,..,23.6,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Micronesia, Fed States","FSM",..,..,..,56.0,56.0,58.0,54.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Moldova, Rep","MDA",54.6,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Mongolia","MNG",..,..,..,..,17.0,14.5,14.0,12.1,11.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Morocco","MAR",16.7,..,..,..,24.9,20.0,..,..,16.3,16.0,..,..,..,5.7,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Mozambique","MOZ",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,1.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Namibia","NAM",..,..,..,..,17.0,..,..,..,..,..,17.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Nepal","NPL",..,6.1,..,..,..,..,5.4,3.9,3.3,2.6,2.5,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Netherlands","NLD",88.0,..,..,94.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,96.5,..,..,..,93.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"New Zealand","NZL",..,..,..,96.0,..,..,..,..,96.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,95.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,82.0,..,
"Nicaragua","NIC",..,..,..,13.5,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,5.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Niger","NER",..,..,..,..,0.6,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Nigeria","NGA",..,..,..,..,..,1.8,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Pakistan","PAK",..,..,..,..,..,..,2.2,1.9,1.7,1.6,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Palestinian Territories","",..,64.9,64.7,65.6,64.0,55.5,44.0,30.8,25.2,22.7,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Panama","PAN",..,..,..,..,40.4,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Paraguay","PRY",..,..,16.8,18.8,19.1,18.4,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Peru","PER",..,22.9,..,20.4,23.0,24.1,24.0,22.6,..,..,..,..,10.0,9.0,9.6,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Philippines","PHL",..,12.0,..,..,14.2,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Poland","POL",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,61.0,..,45.8,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Portugal","PRT",..,..,..,..,78.0,79.0,79.0,79.7,78.0,77.2,74.2,71.6,65.1,55.1,46.9,41.4,35.6,33.4,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Puerto Rico","PRI",..,..,..,..,59.4,..,..,76.4,73.7,71.9,71.0,70.1,65.0,64.0,63.0,62.0,60.0,56.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Réunion","REU",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,87.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Rwanda","RWA",..,..,..,..,1.1,..,0.2,0.3,0.2,0.2,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Saint Kitts and Nevis","KNA",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,77.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Samoa","WSM",..,..,..,..,..,..,86.0,82.0,..,69.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Saudi Arabia","SAU",..,..,70.0,68.0,61.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Senegal","SEN",..,..,..,17.0,13.7,10.9,9.2,..,..,4.8,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Serbia and Montenegro","YUG",..,..,..,81.3,60.5,57.9,57.2,..,54.2,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Seychelles","SYC",..,..,64.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Singapore","SGP",..,..,..,..,..,97.9,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Slovakia","SVK",52.0,52.0,61.8,69.5,75.4,63.4,61.1,61.0,57.0,49.2,42.2,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Slovenia","SVN",..,..,93.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,75.5,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"South Africa","ZAF",54.6,..,..,24.4,..,34.9,28.4,29.7,31.1,29.1,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Spain","ESP",..,..,..,90.3,90.5,90.6,89.4,88.4,87.3,86.8,85.8,84.6,83.2,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Sri Lanka","LKA",..,..,22.9,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"St. Lucia","LCA",..,..,..,60.2,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,29.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"St. Vincent & Grenadines","VCT",..,..,..,..,90.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Sudan","SDN",..,..,..,10.0,9.6,7.1,4.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Sweden","SWE",..,..,..,..,..,..,98.7,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Syrian Arab Rep","SYR",..,69.0,61.0,54.0,50.0,50.0,50.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Taiwan","TWN",..,97.8,97.9,97.8,98.0,98.0,97.6,97.5,97.5,96.7,96.5,96.0,95.1,94.8,93.1,91.5,89.1,87.2,85.3,82.1,79.6,74.4,67.7,60.9,51.1,41.1,35.5,27.8,22.1,15.8,4.4,1.7,..,
"Tanzania","TZA",..,..,3.8,2.0,1.7,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,0.5,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Thailand","THA",..,..,..,..,27.7,..,21.9,..,14.0,..,10.1,..,7.6,..,5.8,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Togo","TGO",..,..,..,7.0,5.5,5.1,4.3,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Tonga","TON",..,..,..,67.0,..,..,..,..,52.0,52.0,..,..,..,..,48.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Trinidad and Tobago","TTO",..,..,78.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Tunisia","TUN",..,35.1,35.2,32.7,29.3,26.6,23.9,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,9.2,..,..,..,..,6.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Turkey","TUR",..,..,..,..,..,..,81.8,..,74.4,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Turkmenistan","TKM",..,..,..,..,41.9,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Uganda","UGA",..,..,..,2.7,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Ukraine","UKR",..,52.0,52.9,48.9,48.6,49.7,43.4,41.1,38.8,38.0,34.6,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"United Kingdom","GBR",90.0,93.0,92.0,93.0,94.0,95.0,95.0,94.0,93.0,92.4,91.1,89.6,88.4,88.0,87.0,86.0,85.0,83.0,81.0,81.0,78.0,77.0,76.0,76.0,72.0,67.0,62.0,57.0,53.0,52.0,35.0,..,..,
"United States","USA",93.5,94.7,95.3,94.9,94.1,94.1,94.2,93.8,93.9,93.9,93.8,94.2,93.8,93.4,93.3,93.0,92.5,92.3,92.4,91.9,91.4,91.4,..,..,93.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Uruguay","URY",..,..,..,..,73.4,..,67.0,62.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Uzbekistan","UZB",..,..,..,..,30.7,29.2,28.6,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Venezuela","VEN",..,..,..,35.6,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,31.9,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Virgin Islands","VIR",..,..,..,..,91.9,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Yemen","YEM",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,7.5,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Zambia","ZMB",..,5.1,3.8,..,2.3,2.2,4.0,..,2.3,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Zimbabwe","ZWE",..,..,..,..,..,7.1,

Footnotes
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Source
"International Telecommunication Union (ITU). 2006. World Telecommunication Indicators 2005.  Geneva: ITU.  Available online at http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/publications/world/world.html."


Technical Notes
"Definition:"
"Homes with telephones is the percentage of households with one or more private telephone lines."
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"Years Covered and Frequency of Update:"
"Data are available for 1960, 1965, 1970, and 1975-2004, although data are sparse prior to 1995. Most of the 208 countries in the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) dataset are available, though not for all years. The ITU updates their Telecommunication indicators several times a year.  The most recent updates incorporated by WRI are from January 2006."
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"Methodology:"
"Telecommunication data are supplied by annual questionnaires sent to telecommunication authorities and operating companies. These data are supplemented by annual reports and statistical yearbooks of telecommunication ministries, regulators, operators and industry associations. In some cases, estimates are derived from ITU background documents or other references."
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"ITU receives its household data, which are based on mid-year estimates,  from the UN Department of International Economic and Social Affairs."
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"For more information, please consult the following website maintained by the ITU:  http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/publications/world/world.html."
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"Data Reliability:"
"ITU compiles some of the most accurate and complete international telecommunications datasets in the world; nonetheless, the data often contain rough approximations. While the data can illustrate very general trends, rigid comparisons among countries are discouraged. "