Japan vs Upper middle income: Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled over time
- Japan
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Upper middle income currently reports 3.76 billion against 221.92 million in Japan, a difference of 3.54 billion.
That makes Upper middle income's figure about 16.9 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Japan ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 6th of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Upper middle income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1980s | 114,082 | 25,665 | 88,417 | Japan |
| 1990s | 19.14 million | 22.25 million | 3.11 million | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 173.32 million | 3.12 billion | 2.94 billion | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 207.05 million | 3.47 billion | 3.27 billion | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled, Japan or Upper middle income?
- Upper middle income, at 3.76 billion against 221.92 million in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled between Japan and Upper middle income?
- 3.54 billion, with Upper middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Upper middle income?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Upper middle income rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled?
- Japan ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 6th 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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About this data
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.