Canada vs North America: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled
Canada
10.97 million
in 2024
North America
89.00 million
in 2025
Canada rank
16th
North America rank
19th
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled over time
- Canada
- North America
How they compare
North America currently reports 89.00 million against 10.97 million in Canada, a difference of 78.03 million.
That makes North America's figure about 8.1 times Canada's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 16th and North America ranks 19th of 213 countries.
North America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.13 million | 58.92 million | 53.79 million | North America |
| 1970s | 7.72 million | 85.11 million | 77.38 million | North America |
| 1980s | 12.04 million | 126.69 million | 114.65 million | North America |
| 1990s | 17.52 million | 176.54 million | 159.02 million | North America |
| 2000s | 19.54 million | 194.66 million | 175.12 million | North America |
| 2010s | 16.04 million | 143.33 million | 127.29 million | North America |
| 2020s | 11.84 million | 103.00 million | 91.16 million | North America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled, Canada or North America?
- North America, at 89.00 million against 10.97 million in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled between Canada and North America?
- 78.03 million, with North America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and North America?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Canada and North America rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
- Canada ranks 16th and North America ranks 19th 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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About this data
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 β these are filled holes, not forecasts.