Japan vs Other small states: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Japan
- Other small states
How they compare
Japan currently reports 178.43 per 100 people against 124.94 per 100 people in Other small states, a difference of 53.49 per 100 people.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times Other small states's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Other small states ahead.
Japan ranks 11th and Other small states ranks 10th of 212 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Other small states | 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 | 0.0448 per 100 people | 0.0484 per 100 people | Japan |
| 1990s | 15.18 per 100 people | 3.56 per 100 people | 11.62 per 100 people | Japan |
| 2000s | 72.85 per 100 people | 50.1 per 100 people | 22.75 per 100 people | Japan |
| 2010s | 123.2 per 100 people | 111.22 per 100 people | 11.99 per 100 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 160.85 per 100 people | 121.14 per 100 people | 39.71 per 100 people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Japan or Other small states?
- Japan, at 178.43 per 100 people against 124.94 per 100 people in Other small states as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Japan and Other small states?
- 53.49 per 100 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Other small states?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Other small states rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Japan ranks 11th and Other small states ranks 10th 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.