Japan vs OECD members: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita
Japan
1.78 units per person
in 2023
OECD members
1.22 units per person
in 2022
Japan rank
11th
OECD members rank
13th
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time
- Japan
- OECD members
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.78 units per person against 1.22 units per person in OECD members, a difference of 0.56 units per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was OECD members ahead.
Japan ranks 11th and OECD members ranks 13th of 213 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and OECD members in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | OECD members | 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 | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | OECD members |
| 1990s | 0.1518 units per person | 0.0957 units per person | 0.0561 units per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.7291 units per person | 0.7419 units per person | 0.0128 units per person | OECD members |
| 2010s | 1.23 units per person | 1.11 units per person | 0.1254 units per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.61 units per person | 1.2 units per person | 0.411 units per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Japan or OECD members?
- Japan, at 1.78 units per person against 1.22 units per person in OECD members as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Japan and OECD members?
- 0.56 units per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and OECD members?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Japan and OECD members rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- Japan ranks 11th and OECD members ranks 13th 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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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.