Japan vs Small states: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Japan
47.7 per 100 people
in 2023
Small states
13.5 per 100 people
in 2025
Japan rank
8th
Small states rank
11th
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Japan
- Small states
How they compare
Japan currently reports 47.7 per 100 people against 13.5 per 100 people in Small states, a difference of 34.2 per 100 people.
That makes Japan's figure about 3.5 times Small states's.
Across all 49 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 8th and Small states ranks 11th of 212 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.11 per 100 people | 6.05 per 100 people | 25.06 per 100 people | Japan |
| 1980s | 37.41 per 100 people | 8.94 per 100 people | 28.47 per 100 people | Japan |
| 1990s | 48.22 per 100 people | 15.97 per 100 people | 32.25 per 100 people | Japan |
| 2000s | 45.75 per 100 people | 20.21 per 100 people | 25.54 per 100 people | Japan |
| 2010s | 50.22 per 100 people | 17.29 per 100 people | 32.93 per 100 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 48.51 per 100 people | 14.88 per 100 people | 33.64 per 100 people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Japan or Small states?
- Japan, at 47.7 per 100 people against 13.5 per 100 people in Small states as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Japan and Small states?
- 34.2 per 100 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Small states?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Small states rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Japan ranks 8th and Small states ranks 11th 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
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.