Japan vs Middle income: Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled

Japan
221.92 million
in 2023
Middle income
6.20 billion
in 2022
Japan rank
6th
Middle income rank
4th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled over time

  • Japan
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Middle income currently reports 6.20 billion against 221.92 million in Japan, a difference of 5.98 billion.

That makes Middle income's figure about 27.9 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle income ahead.

Japan ranks 6th and Middle income ranks 4th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Middle income in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0 β€”
1970s 0 0 0 β€”
1980s 114,082 26,804 87,278 Japan
1990s 19.14 million 24.37 million 5.22 million Middle income
2000s 93.12 million 1.24 billion 1.15 billion Middle income
2010s 156.95 million 5.00 billion 4.84 billion Middle income
2020s 202.09 million 6.20 billion 5.99 billion Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled, Japan or Middle income?
Middle income, at 6.20 billion against 221.92 million in Japan as of 2022.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled between Japan and Middle income?
5.98 billion, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Middle income?
51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Japan and Middle income rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled?
Japan ranks 6th and Middle income ranks 4th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 13,119 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Mobile cellular subscriptions with 80 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement β€” these are filled holes, not forecasts.