France vs Japan: Fixed telephone subscriptions
France
37.28 million
in 2023
Japan
59.33 million
in 2023
France rank
6th
Japan rank
3rd
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 59.33 million against 37.28 million in France, a difference of 22.05 million.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times France's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
France ranks 6th and Japan ranks 3rd of 214 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.63 million | 5.52 million | 2.89 million | Japan |
| 1970s | 7.29 million | 26.05 million | 18.76 million | Japan |
| 1980s | 22.07 million | 45.18 million | 23.12 million | Japan |
| 1990s | 31.69 million | 60.45 million | 28.76 million | Japan |
| 2000s | 34.85 million | 58.44 million | 23.59 million | Japan |
| 2010s | 39.12 million | 64.01 million | 24.89 million | Japan |
| 2020s | 37.75 million | 60.81 million | 23.06 million | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, France or Japan?
- Japan, at 59.33 million against 37.28 million in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between France and Japan?
- 22.05 million, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- France ranks 6th and Japan ranks 3rd of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions. 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.