Japan vs Latin America & Caribbean: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

Japan
0.4765 units per person
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean
0.12 units per person
in 2025
Japan rank
8th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
11th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Japan
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.4765 units per person against 0.12 units per person in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 0.3565 units per person.

That makes Japan's figure about 4.0 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 8th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th of 213 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0561 units per person 0.013 units per person 0.0431 units per person Japan
1970s 0.2334 units per person 0.0244 units per person 0.209 units per person Japan
1980s 0.3753 units per person 0.0494 units per person 0.326 units per person Japan
1990s 0.4826 units per person 0.0909 units per person 0.3917 units per person Japan
2000s 0.4578 units per person 0.1721 units per person 0.2857 units per person Japan
2010s 0.5028 units per person 0.1736 units per person 0.3292 units per person Japan
2020s 0.4849 units per person 0.1386 units per person 0.3463 units per person Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, Japan or Latin America & Caribbean?
Japan, at 0.4765 units per person against 0.12 units per person in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Japan and Latin America & Caribbean?
0.3565 units per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latin America & Caribbean?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Japan and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
Japan ranks 8th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th 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.