El Salvador vs Japan: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

El Salvador
1.77 units per person
in 2024
Japan
1.78 units per person
in 2023
El Salvador rank
12th
Japan rank
11th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

  • El Salvador
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.78 units per person against 1.77 units per person in El Salvador, a difference of 0.01 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.

El Salvador ranks 12th and Japan ranks 11th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person β€”
1970s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person β€”
1980s 0 units per person 0.0009 units per person 0.0009 units per person Japan
1990s 0.0124 units per person 0.1518 units per person 0.1393 units per person Japan
2000s 0.5382 units per person 0.7291 units per person 0.1908 units per person Japan
2010s 1.48 units per person 1.23 units per person 0.2447 units per person El Salvador
2020s 1.75 units per person 1.65 units per person 0.0971 units per person El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, El Salvador or Japan?
Japan, at 1.78 units per person against 1.77 units per person in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between El Salvador and Japan?
0.01 units per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Japan?
52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Japan rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
El Salvador ranks 12th and Japan ranks 11th of 213 countries.
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.