Europe & Central Asia vs Japan: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita
Europe & Central Asia
0.2327 units per person
in 2025
Japan
0.4765 units per person
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia rank
4th
Japan rank
8th
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time
- Europe & Central Asia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.4765 units per person against 0.2327 units per person in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 0.2438 units per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 2.0 times Europe & Central Asia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 4th 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 | Europe & Central Asia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0427 units per person | 0.0561 units per person | 0.0134 units per person | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.0986 units per person | 0.2334 units per person | 0.1348 units per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.1998 units per person | 0.3753 units per person | 0.1755 units per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.3066 units per person | 0.4826 units per person | 0.176 units per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.378 units per person | 0.4578 units per person | 0.0798 units per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.3332 units per person | 0.5028 units per person | 0.1696 units per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.2694 units per person | 0.4849 units per person | 0.2155 units per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, Europe & Central Asia or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.4765 units per person against 0.2327 units per person in Europe & Central Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Europe & Central Asia and Japan?
- 0.2438 units per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Japan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Europe & Central Asia and Japan rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 4th and Japan ranks 8th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita. 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.