Nations Skipping the Landline Telephone
Almost no one in Nigeria, Ghana, Bangladesh and Uganda owns a landline telephone. Many people worldwide are skipping the fixed telephone line that many Americans grew up with, and this fact is most apparent in many emerging and developing nations. Only 1% of the population in Nigeria, Ghana, Bangladesh and Uganda say they own a working landline telephone in their household, while 89% in Nigeria, 83% in Ghana, 76% in Bangladesh and 65% in Uganda own cell phones. This compares with 60% landline penetration in the U.S.
Nations Skipping the  | Landline Telephone  | % of adults who say  | HAVE  | OWN a  | LANDLINE CELL  | PHONE  | PHONE  | Nigeria  | 89%  | Ghana  | 83  | Bangladesh  | 76  | Uganda  | 65  | U.S.  | 60  | 90  | Source: Spring 2014 Global Attitudes  | survey. US Spring data from January 2014  | Pew Research Center survey.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 