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Phone Number Length by Country

Australia has the highest Maximum Phone Number Length (15), followed by Germany (13) and Sweden (13). Niue has the lowest (4).

Infrastructure & EnergyTech & Business223 countries · 7 metricsUpdated Feb 13, 2024Original page
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Maximum Phone Number Length

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 223 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
9
Middle half 8 – 10
Average
8.83
223 countries
Highest
15
Australia
Lowest
4
Niue

Data

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223 countries · # = rank by Maximum Phone Number Length
#
1Australia1544 to 1561+ 0011—Includes:, Cocos-Keeling Islands(UTC+6.30),+2
2Germany1366 to 1349+ 00——
2Sweden1377 to 1346+ 00——
2Austria1344 to 1343+ 00——
5China1255 to 1286+ 00——
5Czechia1244 to 12420+ 00——
5Switzerland1244 to 1241+ 00—The '0' is used on all domestic calls, including in the same city, but is omitted when dialling from other countries.
5Serbia1244 to 12381+ 00——
5Singapore1288 to 1265+ 001,008—When dialling from Singapore to Malaysia, the area code and subscriber number must be prefixed by '020' instead of '00160'., When dialling from Malaysia to Singapore, the subscriber number must be prefixed by '02' instead of '0065'.
5Finland1255 to 12358+ 00,99X——
5Croatia1288 to 12385+ 00——
5Montenegro1244 to 12382+ 00——
13Pakistan1188 to 1192+ 00——
13Italy11—up to 1139+ 00—When dialling from Italy to San Marino, the subscriber number must be prefixed by '0549' instead of '00378'., When dialling from San Marino to Italy, the complete national subscriber number must be used, without prefixing the number by '0039'.
13South Korea1188 to 1182+ 001,00282—
13Peru1188 to 1151+ 00——
13Papua New Guinea1144 to 11675+ 00——
13Portugal1199 or 11351+ 00——
13El Salvador1177, 8 or 11503+ 00—The seven and eleven digit schemes are solely for numbers that do not entail any charge for the subscriber making the call (800) or for numbers that involve a surcharge for subscriber A (900). All other numbers have a fixed eight digit scheme.
13Ireland1177 to 11353+ 00—When dialling from Ireland to Northern Ireland, the area code used should be '048' instead of '0044 28'.
13Uruguay1144 to 11598+ 00——
13Cyprus1188 or 11357+ 00—11 digits for voice-mail services only.
13Luxembourg1144 to 11352+ 00——
13Vatican City11—up to 1139+ 00—The country code listed is for future use (Vatican is currently using country code '39').
25India1077 to 1091+ 00——
25United States1010101+ 0111Eastern Time UTC-5/DST-4;, Central Time UTC-6/DST-5;+4
25Indonesia1055 to 1062+ 001,008—Western Indonesia including Sumatra, Java, Madura and Bali UTC+7;, Central Indonesia including Kalimantan (Borneo), Sulawesi (Celebes) and Nusatengarra (Lesser Sunda) UTC+8;+1
25Nigeria1077 to 10234+ 009——
25Brazil10101055+ 00—Other states UTC-3 (no change).
25Bangladesh1066 to 10880+ 00——
25Russia1010107+ 8108Kaliningrad UTC +2/DST+3;, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Astrakhan, Izhevsk, Samara UTC+3/DST+4;+6
25Mexico10101052+ 001Baja California Norte UTC-8/DST-7;, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Nayarit UTC-7/DST-6.
25Japan1099 to 1081+ 010——
25Philippines1088 to 1063+ 00——
25Vietnam1077 to 1084+ 00——
25Iran1066 to 1098+ 00——
25Turkey10101090+ 00——
25United Kingdom1077 to 1044+ 00——
25Kenya1066 to 10254+ 000—When dialling between Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda the national (significant) number must be prefixed by 005 for Kenya, by 006 for Uganda and by 007 for Tanzania
25Colombia1088 or 1057+ 009/007/00509/07/05—
25Iraq1088 to 10964+ 00——
25Argentina10101054+ 00——
25Canada1010101+ 0111Alberta UTC-7/DST-6;, British Columbia UTC-8/DST-7;+4
25Madagascar1099 to 10261+ 00——
25Venezuela10101058+ 00——
25North Korea1033 to 10850+ 00——
25Syria1088 to 10963+ 00——
25Kazakhstan1010107+ 8108—
25Dominican Republic1010(809/829) + 71+ 0111—
25Greece10101030+ 00—The '0' is used on all domestic calls, including in the same city, but is omitted when dialling from other countries.
25Belarus1099 to 10375+ 8108—
25New Zealand1033 to 1064+ 00——
25Puerto Rico1010(787/939) + 71+ 0111—
25Qatar1066, 7, 10974+ 00——
25Namibia1066 to 10264+ 00——
25Jamaica1010(876) + 71+ 0111—
25Trinidad and Tobago1010(868) + 71+ 0111—
25Estonia1077 to 10372+ 00——
25Bahamas1010(242) + 71+ 0111—
25Barbados1010(246) + 71+ 0111—
25Saint Lucia1010(758) + 71+ 0111—
25Guam1010(671) + 71+ 0111—
25Grenada1010(473) + 71+ 0111—
25Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1010(784) + 71+ 0111—
25Antigua and Barbuda1010(268) + 71+ 0111—
25United States Virgin Islands1010(340) + 71+ 0111—
25Cayman Islands1010(345) + 71+ 0111—
25Dominica1010(767) + 71+ 0111—
25Bermuda1010(441) + 71+ 0111—
25Turks and Caicos Islands1010(649) + 71+ 01—
25Saint Kitts and Nevis1010(869) + 71+ 0111—
25American Samoa1010(684) + 71+ 0111—
25Sint Maarten1010(721) + 71+ 0111—
25British Virgin Islands1010(284) + 71+ 0111—
25San Marino1066 to 10378+ 00—When dialling from Italy to San Marino, the subscriber number must be prefixed by '0549' instead of '00378'., When dialling from San Marino to Italy, the complete national subscriber number must be used, without prefixing the number by '0039'.
25Anguilla1010(264) + 71+ 0111—
25Montserrat1010(664) + 71+ 0111—
78Ethiopia999251+ 00——
78Egypt977 to 920+ 00——
78DR Congo955 to 9243+ 00——
78Tanzania999255+ 000——
78Thailand988 or 966+ 001—The '0' is used on all domestic calls, including in the same city, but is omitted when dialling from other countries.
78France99933+ 00—The '0' is used on all domestic calls, including in the same city, but is omitted when dialling from other countries.
78South Africa99927+ 00—The '0' is used on all domestic calls, including in the same city, but is omitted when dialling from other countries.
78Myanmar977 to 995+ 00——
78Sudan999249+ 00——
78Uganda999256+ 000—When dialling between Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda the national (significant) number must be prefixed by 005 for Kenya, by 006 for Uganda and by 007 for Tanzania
78Algeria988 or 9213+ 00——
78Spain99934+ 00——
78Afghanistan99993+ 00——
78Yemen966 to 9967+ 00——
78Angola999244+ 00——
78Ukraine999380+ 00——
78Morocco999212+ 00—The '0' is used on all domestic calls, including in the same city, but is omitted when dialling from other countries.
78Poland966 to 948+ 00——
78Uzbekistan999998+ 8108—
78Mozambique988 to 9258+ 00——
78Malaysia977 to 960+ 00—When dialling from Singapore to Malaysia, the area code and subscriber number must be prefixed by '020' instead of '00160'., When dialling from Malaysia to Singapore, the subscriber number must be prefixed by '02' instead of '0065'.
78Ghana955 to 9233+ 00——
78Saudi Arabia988 to 9966+ 00——
78Nepal988 to 9977+ 00——
78Sri Lanka99994+ 00——
78Taiwan988 to 9886+ 002——
78Zambia999260+ 00——
78Chile988 to 956+ 1YZ01YZYZ : long-distance operator code.
78Senegal999221+ 00——
78Romania99940+ 00——
78Netherlands99931+ 00——
78Zimbabwe955 to 9263+ 00——
78Rwanda999250+ 00——
78Belgium988 to 932+ 00—The '0' is used on all domestic calls, including in the same city, but is omitted when dialling from other countries.
78Jordan955 to 9962+ 00——
78United Arab Emirates988 to 9971+ 00——
78Tajikistan999992+ 8108When dialling between Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda the national (significant) number must be prefixed by 005 for Kenya, by 006 for Uganda and by 007 for Tanzania
78Azerbaijan988 to 9994+ 00——
78Israel988 to 9972+ 00,012,013,014——
78Hungary988 to 936+ 006Subscriber numbers on PSTN and analogue mobile network consist of 8 digits and those on the mobile network consist of 9 digits.
78Laos988 to 9856+ 00——
78Libya988 to 9218+ 00——
78Kyrgyzstan999996+ 00——
78Hong Kong944, 8 to 9852+ 001——
78Paraguay955 to 9595+ 00——
78Bulgaria977 to 9359+ 00—The '0' is used on all domestic calls, including in the same city, but is omitted when dialling from other countries.
78Slovakia944 to 9421+ 00——
78Albania933 to 9355+ 00——
78Iceland977 or 9354+ 00——
78Guadeloupe999590+ 00——
78Martinique999596+ 00——
78French Guiana999594+ 00——
78Andorra966, 8 or 9376+ 00——
78Liechtenstein977 to 9423+ 00——
78Monaco955 to 9377+ 00——
133Ivory Coast888225+ 00——
133Cameroon888237+ 00——
133Niger888227+ 00——
133Mali888223+ 00——
133Burkina Faso888226+ 00——
133Malawi877 or 8265+ 00——
133Somalia855 to 8252+ 00——
133Guatemala888502+ 00——
133Ecuador888593+ 00——
133Cambodia888855+ 001, 007——
133Guinea888224+ 00——
133Benin888229+ 00——
133Burundi888257+ 00——
133Bolivia888591+ 00——
133Tunisia888216+ 00——
133Haiti888509+ 00——
133Honduras877 to 8504+ 00——
133Cuba866 to 853+ 119——
133Sierra Leone888232+ 00——
133Turkmenistan888993+ 8108—
133Nicaragua888505+ 00——
133Denmark88845+ 00——
133Lebanon877 to 8961+ 00——
133Liberia877 to 8231+ 00——
133Central African Republic888236+ 00——
133Oman877 to 8968+ 00——
133Norway855 or 847+ 00——
133Costa Rica888506+ 00——
133Kuwait877 or 8965+ 00——
133Panama877 or 8507+ 00—Seven digits for the fixed network and eight digits for the mobile network.
133Georgia888995+ 88—
133Mongolia877 to 8976+ 001——
133Bosnia and Herzegovina888387+ 00——
133Moldova888373+ 00——
133Armenia888374+ 00——
133Lithuania888370+ 00——
133Botswana877 to 8267+ 00——
133Lesotho888266+ 00——
133Slovenia888386+ 00——
133Latvia877 or 8371+ 00——
133North Macedonia888—+ 00——
133Bahrain888973+ 00——
133Eswatini877 to 8268+ 00——
133Bhutan877 to 8975+ 00——
133Macau877 to 8853+ 00——
133Malta888356+ 00——
133Curacao877 to 8599+ 00——
133Gibraltar888350+ 00——
181Chad766 to 7235+ 00——
181Togo777228+ 00——
181Republic of the Congo766 to 7—+ 00——
181Mauritania777222+ 00——
181Eritrea777291+ 00——
181Gambia777220+ 00——
181Gabon766 or 7241+ 00——
181Guinea-Bissau777—+ 00——
181Timor-Leste777—+ 00——
181Mauritius777230+ 00—Carrier pre-selection has been introduced in Mauritius since 1 January 2005. The international prefix “00” may be used only by those subscribers who have pre-selected an International Long Distance (ILD) carrier., For subscribers who have not pre-selected any carrier, their i…
181Fiji777679+ 00——
181Comoros777269+ 00——
181Guyana777592+ 001——
181Suriname766 to 7597+ 00——
181Maldives777960+ 00——
181Cape Verde777238+ 00——
181Brunei777673+ 00——
181Belize777501+ 00——
181Vanuatu755 or 7678+ 00——
181Sao Tome and Principe777239+ 00——
181Samoa733 to 7685+ 0——
181Micronesia777691+ 0111—
181Aruba777297+ 00——
181Tonga755 or 7676+ 00——
181Marshall Islands777692+ 0111—
181Palau777680+ 011——
181Nauru744 or 7674+ 00——
208Equatorial Guinea666240+ 00——
208Djibouti666253+ 00——
208New Caledonia666687+ 00——
208French Polynesia666689+ 00——
208Seychelles666248+ 00——
208Faroe Islands666298+ 00——
208Greenland666299+ 00——
208Wallis and Futuna666681+ 00——
208Tuvalu655 or 6688+ 00——
208Saint Pierre and Miquelon666508+ 00——
218Solomon Islands555677+ 00——
218Kiribati555686+ 00——
218Cook Islands555682+ 00——
218Falkland Islands555500+ 00——
222Tokelau444690+ 00——
222Niue444683+ 00——

What correlates with Maximum Phone Number Length?

Pearson r against 1,302 other country metrics sharing at least 134 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Maximum Phone Number Length tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

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    r = +0.58 · strong · n = 193
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    r = +0.56 · strong · n = 166
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  3. IPv4 RankIP Address by CountryA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = +0.54 · strong · n = 221
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  4. Global Health Security IndexHealthiest Countries
    r = +0.51 · strong · n = 193
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  5. Global FavorabilityMost Famous Country in the World
    r = +0.51 · strong · n = 193
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  6. EPI Safe Drinking Water ScoreWater Quality by Country
    r = +0.49 · moderate · n = 172
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Maximum Phone Number Length tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

  1. Global FirePower IndexMilitary Strength Index by Country
    r = −0.49 · moderate · n = 143
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  2. Lunio 2020Tier 1 Countries
    r = −0.47 · moderate · n = 145
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  3. Marketing Experts 2023Tier 1 Countries
    r = −0.47 · moderate · n = 144
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  4. Average Household SizeNumber of Households by Country
    r = −0.44 · moderate · n = 178
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  5. RichAds 2024Tier 1 Countries
    r = −0.43 · moderate · n = 136
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  6. CyberCash 2019Tier 1 Countries
    r = −0.43 · moderate · n = 222
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Maximum Phone Number Length?
Australia has the highest Maximum Phone Number Length, at 15, followed by Germany (13) and Sweden (13).
Which country has the lowest Maximum Phone Number Length?
Niue has the lowest Maximum Phone Number Length, at 4.
What is the median Maximum Phone Number Length across countries?
The median is 9 across the 223 countries with data.
Where does this phone number length by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: List of International Dialing and Country Codes - Solve Force; List of International Country Calling Codes - IBAN; List of mobile telephone prefixes by country - Wiki; What is maximum and minimum length of any mobile number across the world? - Quora.

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