Canada vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Fixed telephone subscriptions

Canada
27.6 per 100 people
in 2024
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
0.7035 per 100 people
in 2022
Canada rank
42nd
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
41st

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Canada
  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 27.6 per 100 people against 0.7035 per 100 people in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 26.9 per 100 people.

That makes Canada's figure about 39.2 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

Across all 58 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 42nd and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 41st of 212 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Difference Ahead
1960s 26.83 per 100 people 0.1335 per 100 people 26.69 per 100 people Canada
1970s 34.07 per 100 people 0.1893 per 100 people 33.88 per 100 people Canada
1980s 46.55 per 100 people 0.3126 per 100 people 46.23 per 100 people Canada
1990s 59.77 per 100 people 0.4668 per 100 people 59.3 per 100 people Canada
2000s 60.6 per 100 people 0.9648 per 100 people 59.63 per 100 people Canada
2010s 44.89 per 100 people 0.9412 per 100 people 43.95 per 100 people Canada
2020s 32.03 per 100 people 0.6786 per 100 people 31.35 per 100 people Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Canada or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Canada, at 27.6 per 100 people against 0.7035 per 100 people in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Canada and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
26.9 per 100 people, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
How do Canada and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Canada ranks 42nd and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 41st 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.