Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Japan: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1.18 units per person
in 2025
Japan
1.78 units per person
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
14th
Japan rank
11th
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.78 units per person against 1.18 units per person in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 0.6 units per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 14th 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 | Europe & Central Asia (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 | 0.0076 units per person | 0.1518 units per person | 0.1441 units per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.4467 units per person | 0.7291 units per person | 0.2824 units per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.06 units per person | 1.23 units per person | 0.1699 units per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.1 units per person | 1.65 units per person | 0.5532 units per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Japan?
- Japan, at 1.78 units per person against 1.18 units per person in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Japan?
- 0.6 units per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Japan?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Japan rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 14th 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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About this data
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.