East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Japan: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1.3 units per person
in 2025
Japan
1.78 units per person
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
8th
Japan rank
11th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.78 units per person against 1.3 units per person in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 0.48 units per person.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 52 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 8th and Japan ranks 11th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person
1970s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person
1980s 0 units per person 0.0009 units per person 0.0009 units per person Japan
1990s 0.0073 units per person 0.1518 units per person 0.1444 units per person Japan
2000s 0.2909 units per person 0.7291 units per person 0.4382 units per person Japan
2010s 1.01 units per person 1.23 units per person 0.2242 units per person Japan
2020s 1.26 units per person 1.65 units per person 0.3911 units per person Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Japan?
Japan, at 1.78 units per person against 1.3 units per person in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Japan?
0.48 units per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Japan?
52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Japan rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 8th and Japan ranks 11th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 13,039 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.