112 Works in 171 Countries, 911 in 53 (2026 Table)

Name: 112 Works in 171 Countries, 911 in 53 (2026 Table)
Creator: TyreMap
Published: 2026-03-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

A searchable table of police, ambulance and fire numbers for 245 countries: 171 answer on 112, 53 on 911, and many keep three separate lines instead.

Updated Mar 2026 · 652 words · 3 min read

Last verified 129 days ago · re-verifying

Quick Answer

There is no universal emergency number: of the 245 countries listed, 171 use 112 as their general line and 53 use 911, while many keep separate police, ambulance and fire numbers.

There is no worldwide emergency number, which is why the one saved in your phone may ring nowhere. This reference lists police, ambulance, fire and general numbers for 245 countries: 171 of them use 112 as the general line, 53 use 911, and a great many keep separate numbers for each service rather than one switchboard. Look your destination up before you set off, and remember that in most countries the call connects from a mobile with no SIM card in it at all.

Key Findings

245 countries with emergency number data
171 countries use 112 as a general emergency number (EU standard)
53 countries use 911 as a general emergency number (Americas)
Many countries maintain separate numbers for police, ambulance, and fire services

Emergency Numbers by Country

Country	Police	Ambulance	Fire	General
Afghanistan	112	112	112	112
Albania	112	112	112	112
Algeria	112	112	112	112
American Samoa	112	112	112	112
Andorra	112	112	112	112
Angola	112	112	112	112
Anguilla	911	911	911	911
Antigua and Barbuda	911	911	911	911
Argentina	101	107	100	911
Armenia	112	112	112	112
Aruba	911	911	911	911
Australia	000	000	000	000
Austria	133	144	122	112
Azerbaijan	112	112	112	112
Bahamas	911	911	911	911
Bahrain	112	112	112	112
Bangladesh	999	999	999	999
Barbados	911	911	911	911
Belarus	112	112	112	112
Belgium	101	100	100	112
Belize	911	911	911	911
Benin	112	112	112	112
Bermuda	911	911	911	911
Bhutan	112	112	112	112
Bolivia	911	911	911	911
Bosnia and Herzegovina	112	112	112	112
Botswana	112	112	112	112
Brazil	190	192	193	190
British Indian Ocean Territory	112	112	112	112
British Virgin Islands	911	911	911	911
Brunei	112	112	112	112
Bulgaria	112	112	112	112
Burkina Faso	112	112	112	112
Burundi	112	112	112	112
Cambodia	112	112	112	112
Cameroon	112	112	112	112
Canada	911	911	911	911
Cape Verde	112	112	112	112
Caribbean Netherlands	911	911	911	911
Cayman Islands	911	911	911	911
Central African Republic	112	112	112	112
Chad	112	112	112	112
Chile	133	131	132	131
China	110	120	119	110
Christmas Island	112	112	112	112
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	112	112	112	112
Colombia	123	123	123	123
Comoros	112	112	112	112
Cook Islands	112	112	112	112
Costa Rica	911	911	911	911
Croatia	192	194	193	112
Cuba	911	911	911	911
Curaçao	911	911	911	911
Cyprus	112	112	112	112
Czechia	158	155	150	112
DR Congo	112	112	112	112
Denmark	112	112	112	112
Djibouti	112	112	112	112
Dominica	911	911	911	911
Dominican Republic	911	911	911	911
Ecuador	911	911	911	911
Egypt	122	123	180	122
El Salvador	911	911	911	911
Equatorial Guinea	112	112	112	112
Eritrea	112	112	112	112
Estonia	112	112	112	112
Eswatini	112	112	112	112
Ethiopia	112	112	112	112
Falkland Islands	911	911	911	911
Faroe Islands	112	112	112	112
Fiji	112	112	112	112
Finland	112	112	112	112
France	17	15	18	112
French Guiana	911	911	911	911
French Polynesia	112	112	112	112
Gabon	112	112	112	112
Gambia	112	112	112	112
Georgia	112	112	112	112
Germany	110	112	112	112
Ghana	191	193	192	112
Gibraltar	112	112	112	112
Greece	100	166	199	112
Greenland	911	911	911	911
Grenada	911	911	911	911
Guadeloupe	911	911	911	911
Guam	112	112	112	112
Guatemala	911	911	911	911
Guernsey	112	112	112	112
Guinea	112	112	112	112
Guinea-Bissau	112	112	112	112
Guyana	911	911	911	911
Haiti	911	911	911	911
Honduras	911	911	911	911
Hong Kong	999	999	999	999
Hungary	107	104	105	112
Iceland	112	112	112	112
India	100	108	101	112
Indonesia	110	118	113	112
Iran	110	115	125	110
Iraq	112	112	112	112
Ireland	112	112	112	112
Isle of Man	112	112	112	112
Israel	100	101	102	100
Italy	113	118	115	112
Ivory Coast	112	112	112	112
Jamaica	911	911	911	911
Japan	110	119	119	110
Jersey	112	112	112	112
Jordan	112	112	112	112
Kazakhstan	112	112	112	112
Kenya	999	999	999	112
Kiribati	112	112	112	112
Kosovo	112	112	112	112
Kuwait	112	112	112	112
Kyrgyzstan	112	112	112	112
Laos	112	112	112	112
Latvia	112	112	112	112
Lebanon	112	112	112	112
Lesotho	112	112	112	112
Liberia	112	112	112	112
Libya	112	112	112	112
Liechtenstein	112	112	112	112
Lithuania	112	112	112	112
Luxembourg	112	112	112	112
Macau	999	999	999	999
Madagascar	112	112	112	112
Malawi	112	112	112	112
Malaysia	999	999	994	999
Maldives	112	112	112	112
Mali	112	112	112	112
Malta	112	112	112	112
Marshall Islands	112	112	112	112
Martinique	911	911	911	911
Mauritania	112	112	112	112
Mauritius	112	112	112	112
Mayotte	112	112	112	112
Mexico	911	911	911	911
Micronesia	112	112	112	112
Moldova	112	112	112	112
Monaco	112	112	112	112
Mongolia	112	112	112	112
Montenegro	112	112	112	112
Montserrat	911	911	911	911
Morocco	19	15	15	19
Mozambique	112	112	112	112
Myanmar	112	112	112	112
Namibia	112	112	112	112
Nauru	112	112	112	112
Nepal	112	112	112	112
Netherlands	112	112	112	112
New Caledonia	112	112	112	112
New Zealand	111	111	111	111
Nicaragua	911	911	911	911
Niger	112	112	112	112
Nigeria	199	199	199	112
Niue	112	112	112	112
Norfolk Island	112	112	112	112
North Korea	112	112	112	112
North Macedonia	112	112	112	112
Northern Mariana Islands	112	112	112	112
Norway	112	113	110	112
Oman	112	112	112	112
Pakistan	15	115	16	15
Palau	112	112	112	112
Palestine	112	112	112	112
Panama	911	911	911	911
Papua New Guinea	112	112	112	112
Paraguay	911	911	911	911
Peru	105	116	116	105
Philippines	117	911	911	911
Pitcairn Islands	112	112	112	112
Poland	997	999	998	112
Portugal	112	112	112	112
Puerto Rico	911	911	911	911
Qatar	112	112	112	112
Republic of the Congo	112	112	112	112
Romania	112	112	112	112
Russia	102	103	101	112
Rwanda	112	112	112	112
Réunion	112	112	112	112
Saint Barthélemy	911	911	911	911
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha	112	112	112	112
Saint Kitts and Nevis	911	911	911	911
Saint Lucia	911	911	911	911
Saint Martin	911	911	911	911
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	911	911	911	911
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	911	911	911	911
Samoa	112	112	112	112
San Marino	112	112	112	112
Saudi Arabia	999	997	998	911
Senegal	112	112	112	112
Serbia	112	112	112	112
Seychelles	112	112	112	112
Sierra Leone	112	112	112	112
Singapore	999	995	995	999
Sint Maarten	911	911	911	911
Slovakia	112	112	112	112
Slovenia	112	112	112	112
Solomon Islands	112	112	112	112
Somalia	112	112	112	112
South Africa	10111	10177	10177	112
South Korea	112	119	119	112
South Sudan	112	112	112	112
Spain	091	061	080	112
Sri Lanka	112	112	112	112
Sudan	112	112	112	112
Suriname	911	911	911	911
Svalbard and Jan Mayen	112	112	112	112
Sweden	112	112	112	112
Switzerland	117	144	118	112
Syria	112	112	112	112
São Tomé and Príncipe	112	112	112	112
Taiwan	112	112	112	112
Tajikistan	112	112	112	112
Tanzania	112	114	114	112
Thailand	191	1669	199	191
Timor-Leste	112	112	112	112
Togo	112	112	112	112
Tokelau	112	112	112	112
Tonga	112	112	112	112
Trinidad and Tobago	911	911	911	911
Tunisia	112	112	112	112
Turkey	155	112	110	112
Turkmenistan	112	112	112	112
Turks and Caicos Islands	911	911	911	911
Tuvalu	112	112	112	112
Uganda	112	112	112	112
Ukraine	112	112	112	112
United Arab Emirates	999	998	997	999
United Kingdom	999	999	999	112
United States	911	911	911	911
United States Minor Outlying Islands	112	112	112	112
United States Virgin Islands	911	911	911	911
Uruguay	911	911	911	911
Uzbekistan	112	112	112	112
Vanuatu	112	112	112	112
Vatican City	112	112	112	112
Venezuela	911	911	911	911
Vietnam	113	115	114	113
Wallis and Futuna	112	112	112	112
Western Sahara	112	112	112	112
Yemen	112	112	112	112
Zambia	112	112	112	112
Zimbabwe	112	112	112	112
Åland Islands	112	112	112	112

How 112 Works

112 is the universal emergency number across the European Union and works in all EU/EEA member states. Key facts:

Calls are free from any phone, including mobiles without a SIM card
Location data is automatically transmitted to emergency services in most EU countries
Multilingual operators are available in major tourist destinations
112 also works in the USA (redirects to 911) and several non-European countries

Regional Emergency Systems

Europe

All EU countries use 112. Many also retain legacy numbers (999 in the UK, 17/15/18 in France, 110/112 in Germany).

Americas

911 is standard across the USA, Canada, and Mexico. Most Caribbean and Central American nations also use 911.

Asia-Pacific

Numbers vary widely. Japan uses 110 (police) and 119 (fire/ambulance). China uses 110/120/119. Australia uses 000 and New Zealand 111.

Middle East & Africa

Many African countries use 112 (following the European model). Middle Eastern countries have varying systems, often with separate police and ambulance numbers.

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Frequently Asked Questions

There is no single universal number. 112 works across the EU and in many other countries. 911 is standard in North America. Always check the local number for your destination.

Yes, dialling 112 from a mobile phone in the US will redirect to 911 in most cases. However, 911 is the primary number and should be used directly.

In most countries, you can dial the emergency number from a mobile phone without a SIM card. This is mandated by law in the EU for 112.

State your location as precisely as possible, the type of emergency (police, medical, fire), and the number of people involved. Speak slowly and clearly in English if you do not speak the local language.

Yes, emergency numbers are prioritised by mobile networks and should work on any phone, including locked phones in many countries.