France vs Japan: Fixed telephone subscriptions

France
56.11 per 100 people
in 2023
Japan
47.7 per 100 people
in 2023
France rank
5th
Japan rank
8th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • France
  • Japan
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How they compare

France currently reports 56.11 per 100 people against 47.7 per 100 people in Japan, a difference of 8.41 per 100 people.

That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.

France ranks 5th and Japan ranks 8th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 5.55 per 100 people 5.69 per 100 people 0.133 per 100 people Japan
1970s 13.94 per 100 people 23.36 per 100 people 9.43 per 100 people Japan
1980s 40.06 per 100 people 37.41 per 100 people 2.66 per 100 people France
1990s 54.56 per 100 people 48.22 per 100 people 6.34 per 100 people France
2000s 56.77 per 100 people 45.75 per 100 people 11.02 per 100 people France
2010s 60.5 per 100 people 50.22 per 100 people 10.28 per 100 people France
2020s 57.04 per 100 people 48.51 per 100 people 8.53 per 100 people France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, France or Japan?
France, at 56.11 per 100 people against 47.7 per 100 people in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between France and Japan?
8.41 per 100 people, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do France and Japan rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
France ranks 5th 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

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.