Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Cayman Islands or Japan?

Cayman Islands, at 49.97 per 100 people against 47.7 per 100 people in Japan as of 2022.

What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Cayman Islands and Japan?

2.27 per 100 people, with Cayman Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Japan?

48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cayman Islands vs Japan: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Cayman Islands

49.97 per 100 people

in 2022

Japan

47.7 per 100 people

in 2023

Cayman Islands rank

7th

Japan rank

8th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Cayman Islands
Japan

How they compare

Cayman Islands currently reports 49.97 per 100 people against 47.7 per 100 people in Japan, a difference of 2.27 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.

Cayman Islands ranks 7th and Japan ranks 8th of 212 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cayman Islands averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cayman Islands	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	17.66 per 100 people	23.36 per 100 people	5.7 per 100 people	Japan
1980s	35.42 per 100 people	38.49 per 100 people	3.07 per 100 people	Japan
1990s	56.46 per 100 people	47.93 per 100 people	8.52 per 100 people	Cayman Islands
2000s	80.95 per 100 people	45.75 per 100 people	35.21 per 100 people	Cayman Islands
2010s	59.39 per 100 people	50.24 per 100 people	9.15 per 100 people	Cayman Islands
2020s	51.24 per 100 people	48.78 per 100 people	2.46 per 100 people	Cayman Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Cayman Islands or Japan?: Cayman Islands, at 49.97 per 100 people against 47.7 per 100 people in Japan as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Cayman Islands and Japan?: 2.27 per 100 people, with Cayman Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Japan?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
How do Cayman Islands and Japan rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Cayman Islands ranks 7th and Japan ranks 8th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit: per 100 people
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.