Japan vs Middle income: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Japan
59.33 million
in 2023
Middle income
415.79 million
in 2022
Japan rank
3rd
Middle income rank
6th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Japan
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Middle income currently reports 415.79 million against 59.33 million in Japan, a difference of 356.47 million.

That makes Middle income's figure about 7.0 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 3rd and Middle income ranks 6th of 214 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Middle income in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 35.70 million 24.24 million 11.45 million Japan
1980s 45.18 million 47.07 million 1.89 million Middle income
1990s 60.45 million 156.50 million 96.05 million Middle income
2000s 58.44 million 547.46 million 489.02 million Middle income
2010s 64.01 million 516.88 million 452.87 million Middle income
2020s 61.30 million 420.13 million 358.83 million Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Japan or Middle income?
Middle income, at 415.79 million against 59.33 million in Japan as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Japan and Middle income?
356.47 million, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Middle income?
48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
How do Japan and Middle income rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Japan ranks 3rd and Middle income ranks 6th 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

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

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.