Japan vs South Africa: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita
Japan
1.78 units per person
in 2023
South Africa
1.79 units per person
in 2024
Japan rank
11th
South Africa rank
10th
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time
- Japan
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1.79 units per person against 1.78 units per person in Japan, a difference of 0.01 units per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
Japan ranks 11th and South Africa ranks 10th of 213 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Africa | 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 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.1518 units per person | 0.0266 units per person | 0.1252 units per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.7291 units per person | 0.5557 units per person | 0.1734 units per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.23 units per person | 1.4 units per person | 0.1668 units per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1.65 units per person | 1.63 units per person | 0.0171 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 South Africa?
- South Africa, at 1.79 units per person against 1.78 units per person in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Japan and South Africa?
- 0.01 units per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Africa?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Japan and South Africa rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- Japan ranks 11th and South Africa ranks 10th 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.