Canada vs Euro area: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Canada
10.97 million
in 2024
Euro area
142.04 million
in 2022
Canada rank
16th
Euro area rank
17th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Canada
  • Euro area
050.0M100.0M150.0M196019922024

How they compare

Euro area currently reports 142.04 million against 10.97 million in Canada, a difference of 131.07 million.

That makes Euro area's figure about 13.0 times Canada's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Euro area has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 16th and Euro area ranks 17th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Euro area Difference Ahead
1960s 5.13 million 16.19 million 11.06 million Euro area
1970s 7.72 million 43.32 million 35.60 million Euro area
1980s 12.04 million 94.64 million 82.60 million Euro area
1990s 17.52 million 145.91 million 128.39 million Euro area
2000s 19.54 million 170.04 million 150.50 million Euro area
2010s 16.04 million 159.06 million 143.02 million Euro area
2020s 12.32 million 143.29 million 130.97 million Euro area

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Canada or Euro area?
Euro area, at 142.04 million against 10.97 million in Canada as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Canada and Euro area?
131.07 million, with Euro area ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Euro area?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Canada and Euro area rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Canada ranks 16th and Euro area ranks 17th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 14,489 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.