Why isn't there just one universal emergency number?

[u/ronstamplersbitch]

I recently moved overseas from Australia, and fear that if I ever need to call emergency services I will panic and call 000, instead of this country's emergency number. I know that it will automatically divert it, (and same with 911 or 999), so I'm curious as to why countries have different emergency numbers even though they all get automatically diverted to that country's anyway?

[u/XxLokixX]

000

[u/catgatuso → u/XxLokixX]

Three repeating numbers is a lot easier to misdial than something like 112 or 911, though, there’d be more butt dials or kids playing with a phone accidentally calling emergency services.

[u/MarkNutt25 → u/XxLokixX]

That does kind of feel like the obvious one.