France vs Japan: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
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 (per 100 people) over time
- France
- Japan
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 214 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 214 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
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.