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.

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.

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

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 47 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 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: 29 October 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.