Japan vs Upper middle income: Fixed broadband subscriptions

Japan
48.05 million
in 2023
Upper middle income
937.00 million
in 2025
Japan rank
4th
Upper middle income rank
4th

Fixed broadband subscriptions over time

  • Japan
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 937.00 million against 48.05 million in Japan, a difference of 888.95 million.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 19.5 times Japan's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 4th and Upper middle income ranks 4th of 206 countries.

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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.