Germany vs Japan: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

Germany
0.4598 units per person
in 2024
Japan
0.4765 units per person
in 2023
Germany rank
10th
Japan rank
8th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Germany
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.4765 units per person against 0.4598 units per person in Germany, a difference of 0.0167 units per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 10th and Japan ranks 8th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0532 units per person 0.0561 units per person 0.0029 units per person Japan
1970s 0.1556 units per person 0.2334 units per person 0.0778 units per person Japan
1980s 0.3171 units per person 0.3753 units per person 0.0582 units per person Japan
1990s 0.495 units per person 0.4826 units per person 0.0125 units per person Germany
2000s 0.6453 units per person 0.4578 units per person 0.1875 units per person Germany
2010s 0.571 units per person 0.5028 units per person 0.0682 units per person Germany
2020s 0.4632 units per person 0.4849 units per person 0.0217 units per person Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, Germany or Japan?
Japan, at 0.4765 units per person against 0.4598 units per person in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Germany and Japan?
0.0167 units per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Germany and Japan rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
Germany ranks 10th and Japan ranks 8th of 213 countries.
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.