Germany vs Japan: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Germany
38.40 million
in 2024
Japan
59.33 million
in 2023
Germany rank
5th
Japan rank
3rd
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 59.33 million against 38.40 million in Germany, a difference of 20.93 million.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Germany ranks 5th 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 | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.03 million | 5.52 million | 1.48 million | Japan |
| 1970s | 12.20 million | 26.05 million | 13.85 million | Japan |
| 1980s | 24.77 million | 45.18 million | 20.41 million | Japan |
| 1990s | 40.27 million | 60.45 million | 20.18 million | Japan |
| 2000s | 53.13 million | 58.44 million | 5.32 million | Japan |
| 2010s | 46.59 million | 64.01 million | 17.41 million | Japan |
| 2020s | 38.54 million | 60.81 million | 22.27 million | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Germany or Japan?
- Japan, at 59.33 million against 38.40 million in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Germany and Japan?
- 20.93 million, 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?
- Germany ranks 5th 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.