Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, IBRD only or Japan?

IBRD only, at 420.00 million against 59.33 million in Japan as of 2025.

What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between IBRD only and Japan?

360.67 million, with IBRD only ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and Japan?

49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.

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.

IBRD only vs Japan: Fixed telephone subscriptions

IBRD only

420.00 million

in 2025

Japan

59.33 million

in 2023

IBRD only rank

4th

Japan rank

3rd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

IBRD only
Japan

How they compare

IBRD only currently reports 420.00 million against 59.33 million in Japan, a difference of 360.67 million.

That makes IBRD only's figure about 7.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Japan ahead.

IBRD only ranks 4th and Japan ranks 3rd of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, IBRD only averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IBRD only	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	34.64 million	35.70 million	1.06 million	Japan
1980s	66.84 million	45.18 million	21.66 million	IBRD only
1990s	192.44 million	60.45 million	131.99 million	IBRD only
2000s	599.90 million	58.44 million	541.46 million	IBRD only
2010s	560.43 million	64.01 million	496.42 million	IBRD only
2020s	442.25 million	60.81 million	381.44 million	IBRD only

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, IBRD only or Japan?: IBRD only, at 420.00 million against 59.33 million in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between IBRD only and Japan?: 360.67 million, with IBRD only ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and Japan?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do IBRD only and Japan rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: IBRD only ranks 4th and Japan ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
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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Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 14,489 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.