Japan vs Late-demographic dividend: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Japan
178.43 per 100 people
in 2023
Late-demographic dividend
126.75 per 100 people
in 2022
Japan rank
11th
Late-demographic dividend rank
9th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Japan
  • Late-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 178.43 per 100 people against 126.75 per 100 people in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 51.68 per 100 people.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times Late-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Late-demographic dividend ahead.

Japan ranks 11th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 9th of 212 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Late-demographic dividend 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 0.0932 per 100 people 0.0022 per 100 people 0.0909 per 100 people Japan
1990s 15.18 per 100 people 0.9573 per 100 people 14.22 per 100 people Japan
2000s 72.85 per 100 people 36.82 per 100 people 36.03 per 100 people Japan
2010s 123.2 per 100 people 106.76 per 100 people 16.44 per 100 people Japan
2020s 160.85 per 100 people 125.38 per 100 people 35.47 per 100 people Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Japan or Late-demographic dividend?
Japan, at 178.43 per 100 people against 126.75 per 100 people in Late-demographic dividend as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Japan and Late-demographic dividend?
51.68 per 100 people, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Late-demographic dividend?
51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Japan and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Japan ranks 11th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 9th 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

Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit
per 100 people
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 13,015 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.