Canada vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

Canada
0.2658 units per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0038 units per person
in 2025
Canada rank
43rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
44th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Canada
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.2658 units per person against 0.0038 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.262 units per person.

That makes Canada's figure about 70.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 44th 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 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 0.0108 units per person 0.4408 units per person Canada
2020s 0.3022 units per person 0.0056 units per person 0.2966 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?
Canada, at 0.2658 units per person against 0.0038 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.262 units per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
Canada ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 44th 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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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 14,482 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.