Although Canada exceeds the G20 in the cost of building mobile wireless infrastructure, Canadian networks regularly outperform their global peers, ranking #1 among G20 countries for network quality based on mobile download speed, LTE availability, and mobile user video experience.
Bar chart comparing the mobile wireless quality index of Canada versus the rest of the G20.
Figure 1 – Network build cost index. A higher score means greater network cost:
Canada 74
Russia 56
Argentina 56
Brazil 55
Saudi Arabia 54
South Africa 53
Australia 52
Turkey 50
Mexico 46
Indonesia 46
Italy 43
France 40
United States 39
Korea 36
India 32
United Kingdom 32
Germany 27
Japan 25
Figure 2: Network quality index
High score = higher network quality
Canada 89
Korea 86
Japan 85
Australia 80
Germany 68
France 67
Italy 66
United Kingdom 66
United States 65
Saudi Arabia 62
Mexico 61
South Africa 61
Argentina 60
Russia 56
Brazil 55
India 54
Indonesia 53
Source: PwC, Understanding the Cost and Quality of Networks across the G20, 2021
