Canada vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Canada
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
How they compare
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 84.00 million against 10.97 million in Canada, a difference of 73.03 million.
That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 7.7 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 16th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 18th of 213 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.11 million | 718,427 | 4.39 million | Canada |
| 1970s | 7.72 million | 2.21 million | 5.51 million | Canada |
| 1980s | 12.04 million | 7.26 million | 4.79 million | Canada |
| 1990s | 17.52 million | 19.06 million | 1.54 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2000s | 19.54 million | 49.35 million | 29.81 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2010s | 16.04 million | 65.69 million | 49.65 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2020s | 11.84 million | 77.80 million | 65.96 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Canada or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 84.00 million against 10.97 million in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Canada and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 73.03 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Canada ranks 16th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 18th of 213 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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About this data
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.