European Union vs. San Marino

Telecommunications

	European Union	San Marino
Telephones - main lines in use	total subscriptions: 165,475,641 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 36.78 (2019 est.)	total subscriptions: 16,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 47.03 (2019 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular	total subscriptions: 529,497,242 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 117.70 (2019 est.)	total subscriptions: 38,750 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 113.91 (2019 est.)
Internet country code	.eu; note - see country entries of member states for individual country codes	.sm
Internet users	total: 398.1 million (2018 est.) percent of population: 85%	total: 20,328 percent of population: 60.18% (July 2018 est.)
Telecommunication systems	note - see individual country entries of member states	general assessment: automatic telephone system completely integrated into Italian system (2018) domestic: fixed-line 47 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity 114 telephones per 100 persons (2019) international: country code - 378; connected to Italian international network note: the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced downturn, particularly in mobile device production; many network operators delayed upgrades to infrastructure; progress towards 5G implementation was postponed or slowed in some countries; consumer spending on telecom services and devices was affected by large-scale job losses and the consequent restriction on disposable incomes; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home became evident, and received some support from governments
Broadband - fixed subscriptions	total: 158,303,562 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 35.19 (2019 est.)	total: 11,081 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 32.57 (2019 est.)

Source: CIA Factbook