Canada vs North America: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Canada
10.97 million
in 2024
North America
89.00 million
in 2025
Canada rank
16th
North America rank
19th
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Canada
- North America
How they compare
North America currently reports 89.00 million against 10.97 million in Canada, a difference of 78.03 million.
That makes North America's figure about 8.1 times Canada's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 16th and North America ranks 19th of 214 countries.
North America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.13 million | 58.92 million | 53.79 million | North America |
| 1970s | 7.72 million | 85.11 million | 77.38 million | North America |
| 1980s | 12.04 million | 126.69 million | 114.65 million | North America |
| 1990s | 17.52 million | 176.54 million | 159.02 million | North America |
| 2000s | 19.54 million | 194.66 million | 175.12 million | North America |
| 2010s | 16.04 million | 143.33 million | 127.29 million | North America |
| 2020s | 11.84 million | 103.00 million | 91.16 million | North America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Canada or North America?
- North America, at 89.00 million against 10.97 million in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Canada and North America?
- 78.03 million, with North America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and North America?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Canada and North America rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Canada ranks 16th and North America ranks 19th 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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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.