Canada vs North America: Fixed broadband subscriptions

Canada
16.90 million
in 2024
North America
155.00 million
in 2025
Canada rank
16th
North America rank
18th

Fixed broadband subscriptions over time

  • Canada
  • North America
050.0M100.0M150.0M199820112025

How they compare

North America currently reports 155.00 million against 16.90 million in Canada, a difference of 138.10 million.

That makes North America's figure about 9.2 times Canada's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 16th and North America ranks 18th of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Fixed broadband subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 5,314 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable modem, DSL, fiber-to-the-home/building, other fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions, satellite broadband and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband. This total is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile-cellular networks. It should include fixed WiMAX and any other fixed wireless technologies. It includes both residential subscriptions and subscriptions for organizations.