The chart below provides information on how many telephones were in use per 1000 people in Southeast Asian countries over the period from 2000 to 2004.
Overall, the graph indicates that by 2004, nearly all countries on the list witnessed an upward trend in the number of telephones owned per person. Singapore, Brunei Darussalam, and the Philippines ranked as the top three countries in the highest ownership of telephones, closely followed by Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Indonesia. Lastly, Lao PDR and Myanmar were at the bottom of the list with the fewest uses of telephones.
At the beginning of the period, the share of telephones in Singapore stood at approximately 460 per 1000 people, making it the dominant contributor. By comparison, Brunei Darussalam accounted for a smaller figure with 250 per 1000 people, which is three times as high as that of Thailand. Meanwhile, the remaining categories were insignificant, together ranging from 20 to 70 individuals among 1000 people surveyed.
Over the following years, the data for Singapore experienced a marginal decline but still maintained its leading position at 430 owners per 1000 people in 2004. Subsequently, Brunei Darussalam rose to 255 ownership per 1000 people before the usage of telephones reached 220 by the end of the period. By contrast, the number of telephones used in Thailand stood at 100 per 1000 people before showing no signs of its existence in 2004. At last, the further brackets made a low contribution to the use of telephones, as their ownerships made up less than 70 per 1000 people, hitting an all-time low between 7 countries; likewise, the disappearance of telephones was occurred in some countries in the last year.