Canada vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita
Canada
0.2658 units per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.003 units per person
in 2025
Canada rank
43rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
45th
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time
- Canada
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.2658 units per person against 0.003 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.2628 units per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 87.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 45th of 213 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2629 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.2592 units per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.3355 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 0.3306 units per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.4654 units per person | 0.0078 units per person | 0.4576 units per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.6007 units per person | 0.0111 units per person | 0.5897 units per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.6097 units per person | 0.0144 units per person | 0.5953 units per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.4517 units per person | 0.0107 units per person | 0.441 units per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.3022 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 0.2974 units per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, Canada or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Canada, at 0.2658 units per person against 0.003 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 0.2628 units per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Canada ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 45th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita. 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.