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
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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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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 14,482 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.