Canada vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled

Canada
10.97 million
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
84.00 million
in 2025
Canada rank
16th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
18th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled over time

  • Canada
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 84.00 million against 10.97 million in Canada, a difference of 73.03 million.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 7.7 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 16th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 18th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 5.13 million 720,173 4.41 million Canada
1970s 7.72 million 2.21 million 5.51 million Canada
1980s 12.04 million 7.26 million 4.79 million Canada
1990s 17.52 million 19.06 million 1.54 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 19.54 million 49.35 million 29.81 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 16.04 million 65.69 million 49.65 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2020s 11.84 million 77.80 million 65.96 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled, Canada or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 84.00 million against 10.97 million in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled between Canada and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
73.03 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Canada and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
Canada ranks 16th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 18th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 14,635 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone subscriptions with 153 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.