What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Central Europe and the Baltics and Japan?

32.97 per 100 people, with Japan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central Europe and the Baltics and Japan?

58 years are reported by both, from 1965 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.

Central Europe and the Baltics vs Japan: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Central Europe and the Baltics

14.73 per 100 people

in 2022

Japan

47.7 per 100 people

in 2023

Central Europe and the Baltics rank

7th

Japan rank

8th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Central Europe and the Baltics
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 47.7 per 100 people against 14.73 per 100 people in Central Europe and the Baltics, a difference of 32.97 per 100 people.

That makes Japan's figure about 3.2 times Central Europe and the Baltics's.

Across all 58 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 7th and Japan ranks 8th of 45 groups.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central Europe and the Baltics	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.38 per 100 people	7.5 per 100 people	5.12 per 100 people	Japan
1970s	4.56 per 100 people	23.36 per 100 people	18.81 per 100 people	Japan
1980s	9.72 per 100 people	37.41 per 100 people	27.69 per 100 people	Japan
1990s	19.21 per 100 people	48.22 per 100 people	29.01 per 100 people	Japan
2000s	28.79 per 100 people	45.75 per 100 people	16.96 per 100 people	Japan
2010s	22.08 per 100 people	50.22 per 100 people	28.14 per 100 people	Japan
2020s	15.88 per 100 people	48.78 per 100 people	32.91 per 100 people	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Central Europe and the Baltics or Japan?: Japan, at 47.7 per 100 people against 14.73 per 100 people in Central Europe and the Baltics as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Central Europe and the Baltics and Japan?: 32.97 per 100 people, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central Europe and the Baltics and Japan?: 58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
How do Central Europe and the Baltics and Japan rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 7th and Japan ranks 8th of 45 groups.
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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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: 20 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.