Greece vs Japan: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Greece
46.69 per 100 people
in 2024
Japan
47.7 per 100 people
in 2023
Greece rank
11th
Japan rank
8th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

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How they compare

Japan currently reports 47.7 per 100 people against 46.69 per 100 people in Greece, a difference of 1.01 per 100 people.

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

Greece ranks 11th and Japan ranks 8th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 3.54 per 100 people 5.69 per 100 people 2.14 per 100 people Japan
1970s 15.78 per 100 people 23.36 per 100 people 7.59 per 100 people Japan
1980s 30.69 per 100 people 37.41 per 100 people 6.72 per 100 people Japan
1990s 47.05 per 100 people 48.22 per 100 people 1.17 per 100 people Japan
2000s 54.22 per 100 people 45.75 per 100 people 8.47 per 100 people Greece
2010s 48.97 per 100 people 50.22 per 100 people 1.25 per 100 people Japan
2020s 46.57 per 100 people 48.51 per 100 people 1.94 per 100 people Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Greece or Japan?
Japan, at 47.7 per 100 people against 46.69 per 100 people in Greece as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Greece and Japan?
1.01 per 100 people, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Japan?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Greece and Japan rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Greece ranks 11th 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.