Canada vs Faroe Islands: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Canada
27.6 per 100 people
in 2024
Faroe Islands
27.66 per 100 people
in 2022
Canada rank
42nd
Faroe Islands rank
40th
Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time
- Canada
- Faroe Islands
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 27.66 per 100 people against 27.6 per 100 people in Canada, a difference of 0.06 per 100 people.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 42nd and Faroe Islands ranks 40th of 214 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Faroe Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.38 per 100 people | 11.13 per 100 people | 16.25 per 100 people | Canada |
| 1970s | 34.07 per 100 people | 23.32 per 100 people | 10.75 per 100 people | Canada |
| 1980s | 46.55 per 100 people | 38.53 per 100 people | 8.02 per 100 people | Canada |
| 1990s | 59.77 per 100 people | 51.69 per 100 people | 8.08 per 100 people | Canada |
| 2000s | 60.6 per 100 people | 48.93 per 100 people | 11.67 per 100 people | Canada |
| 2010s | 44.89 per 100 people | 38.91 per 100 people | 5.98 per 100 people | Canada |
| 2020s | 32.03 per 100 people | 28.54 per 100 people | 3.49 per 100 people | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Canada or Faroe Islands?
- Faroe Islands, at 27.66 per 100 people against 27.6 per 100 people in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Canada and Faroe Islands?
- 0.06 per 100 people, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Faroe Islands?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Faroe Islands rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Canada ranks 42nd and Faroe Islands ranks 40th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). 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 refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.