Canada vs Faroe Islands: Fixed telephone subscriptions

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 over time

  • Canada
  • Faroe Islands
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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 212 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 212 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

Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit
per 100 people
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.