Canada vs Turkey: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Canada
10.97 million
in 2024
Turkey
9.03 million
in 2024
Canada rank
16th
Turkey rank
17th
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Canada
- Turkey
How they compare
Canada currently reports 10.97 million against 9.03 million in Turkey, a difference of 1.94 million.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 16th and Turkey ranks 17th of 214 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.13 million | 211,696 | 4.92 million | Canada |
| 1970s | 7.72 million | 626,576 | 7.10 million | Canada |
| 1980s | 12.04 million | 2.71 million | 9.33 million | Canada |
| 1990s | 17.52 million | 12.53 million | 4.99 million | Canada |
| 2000s | 19.54 million | 18.43 million | 1.11 million | Canada |
| 2010s | 16.04 million | 12.84 million | 3.20 million | Canada |
| 2020s | 11.84 million | 10.98 million | 862,214 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Canada or Turkey?
- Canada, at 10.97 million against 9.03 million in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Canada and Turkey?
- 1.94 million, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Turkey?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Turkey rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Canada ranks 16th and Turkey 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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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.