Central Europe and the Baltics vs Japan: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Central Europe and the Baltics
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 178.43 per 100 people against 124.68 per 100 people in Central Europe and the Baltics, a difference of 53.75 per 100 people.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times Central Europe and the Baltics's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 11th and Japan ranks 11th of 45 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Central Europe and the Baltics averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central Europe and the Baltics | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1970s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1980s | 0 per 100 people | 0.0932 per 100 people | 0.0932 per 100 people | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.15 per 100 people | 15.18 per 100 people | 13.03 per 100 people | Japan |
| 2000s | 74.77 per 100 people | 72.85 per 100 people | 1.92 per 100 people | Central Europe and the Baltics |
| 2010s | 125.24 per 100 people | 123.2 per 100 people | 2.03 per 100 people | Central Europe and the Baltics |
| 2020s | 123.57 per 100 people | 160.85 per 100 people | 37.28 per 100 people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Central Europe and the Baltics or Japan?
- Japan, at 178.43 per 100 people against 124.68 per 100 people in Central Europe and the Baltics as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Central Europe and the Baltics and Japan?
- 53.75 per 100 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central Europe and the Baltics and Japan?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Central Europe and the Baltics and Japan rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 11th and Japan ranks 11th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.