IDA & IBRD total vs Japan: Fixed broadband subscriptions

IDA & IBRD total
1.18 billion
in 2025
Japan
48.05 million
in 2023
IDA & IBRD total rank
2nd
Japan rank
4th

Fixed broadband subscriptions over time

  • IDA & IBRD total
  • Japan
0250.0M500.0M750.0M1.0B1.2B199820112025

How they compare

IDA & IBRD total currently reports 1.18 billion against 48.05 million in Japan, a difference of 1.13 billion.

That makes IDA & IBRD total's figure about 24.5 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Japan ahead.

IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 4th of 47 groups.

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About this data

Indicator
Fixed broadband subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 5,314 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable modem, DSL, fiber-to-the-home/building, other fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions, satellite broadband and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband. This total is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile-cellular networks. It should include fixed WiMAX and any other fixed wireless technologies. It includes both residential subscriptions and subscriptions for organizations.