Japan vs Upper middle income: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Japan
1.78 units per person
in 2023
Upper middle income
1.22 units per person
in 2025
Japan rank
11th
Upper middle income rank
14th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Japan
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.78 units per person against 1.22 units per person in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.56 units per person.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Japan ranks 11th and Upper middle income ranks 14th of 213 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Upper middle income 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 0.009 units per person 0.1428 units per person Japan
2010s 1.37 units per person 1.05 units per person 0.3145 units per person Japan
2020s 1.65 units per person 1.14 units per person 0.5106 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 Upper middle income?
Japan, at 1.78 units per person against 1.22 units per person in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Japan and Upper middle income?
0.56 units per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Upper middle income?
37 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Japan and Upper middle income rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
Japan ranks 11th and Upper middle income ranks 14th 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.