IDA & IBRD total vs Japan: Fixed telephone subscriptions

IDA & IBRD total
443.00 million
in 2025
Japan
59.33 million
in 2023
IDA & IBRD total rank
2nd
Japan rank
3rd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • IDA & IBRD total
  • Japan
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How they compare

IDA & IBRD total currently reports 443.00 million against 59.33 million in Japan, a difference of 383.67 million.

That makes IDA & IBRD total's figure about 7.5 times Japan's.

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

IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 3rd of 48 groups.

IDA & IBRD total has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA & IBRD total Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 36.53 million 35.70 million 831,120 IDA & IBRD total
1980s 70.71 million 45.18 million 25.53 million IDA & IBRD total
1990s 201.22 million 60.45 million 140.77 million IDA & IBRD total
2000s 620.93 million 58.44 million 562.49 million IDA & IBRD total
2010s 587.21 million 64.01 million 523.20 million IDA & IBRD total
2020s 466.25 million 60.81 million 405.44 million IDA & IBRD total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, IDA & IBRD total or Japan?
IDA & IBRD total, at 443.00 million against 59.33 million in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between IDA & IBRD total and Japan?
383.67 million, with IDA & IBRD total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and Japan?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do IDA & IBRD total and Japan rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 3rd of 48 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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About this data

Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 14,482 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.