Israel vs Japan: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Israel
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 178.43 per 100 people against 177.39 per 100 people in Israel, a difference of 1.04 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
Israel ranks 12th and Japan ranks 11th of 212 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.58 per 100 people | 15.18 per 100 people | 0.6054 per 100 people | Japan |
| 2000s | 108.74 per 100 people | 72.85 per 100 people | 35.89 per 100 people | Israel |
| 2010s | 125.84 per 100 people | 123.2 per 100 people | 2.64 per 100 people | Israel |
| 2020s | 145.92 per 100 people | 165.25 per 100 people | 19.33 per 100 people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Israel or Japan?
- Japan, at 178.43 per 100 people against 177.39 per 100 people in Israel as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Israel and Japan?
- 1.04 per 100 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Japan?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Israel and Japan rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Israel ranks 12th and Japan ranks 11th of 212 countries.
- 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.