Canada vs Low income: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Canada
27.6 per 100 people
in 2024
Low income
1 per 100 people
in 2025
Canada rank
42nd
Low income rank
39th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Canada
  • Low income
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 27.6 per 100 people against 1 per 100 people in Low income, a difference of 26.6 per 100 people.

That makes Canada's figure about 27.6 times Low income's.

Across all 59 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 42nd and Low income ranks 39th of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Low income Difference Ahead
1960s 26.84 per 100 people 0.1546 per 100 people 26.69 per 100 people Canada
1970s 34.07 per 100 people 0.2168 per 100 people 33.86 per 100 people Canada
1980s 46.55 per 100 people 0.4927 per 100 people 46.05 per 100 people Canada
1990s 59.77 per 100 people 0.7004 per 100 people 59.07 per 100 people Canada
2000s 60.6 per 100 people 1.58 per 100 people 59.02 per 100 people Canada
2010s 44.89 per 100 people 1.5 per 100 people 43.4 per 100 people Canada
2020s 30.48 per 100 people 1.04 per 100 people 29.44 per 100 people Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Canada or Low income?
Canada, at 27.6 per 100 people against 1 per 100 people in Low income as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Canada and Low income?
26.6 per 100 people, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Low income?
59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
How do Canada and Low income rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Canada ranks 42nd and Low income ranks 39th 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.