IDA total vs Japan: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre

IDA total
66.24 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
608.71 units per square kilometre
in 2023
IDA total rank
21st
Japan rank
19th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • IDA total
  • Japan
0200400600196519942023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 608.71 units per square kilometre against 66.24 units per square kilometre in IDA total, a difference of 542.47 units per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 9.2 times IDA total's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

IDA total ranks 21st and Japan ranks 19th of 47 groups.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA total Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre β€”
1970s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre β€”
1980s 0 units per square kilometre 0.3128 units per square kilometre 0.3128 units per square kilometre Japan
1990s 0.0195 units per square kilometre 52.52 units per square kilometre 52.5 units per square kilometre Japan
2000s 6.95 units per square kilometre 255.47 units per square kilometre 248.52 units per square kilometre Japan
2010s 41.77 units per square kilometre 430.59 units per square kilometre 388.82 units per square kilometre Japan
2020s 62.33 units per square kilometre 568.01 units per square kilometre 505.68 units per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre, IDA total or Japan?
Japan, at 608.71 units per square kilometre against 66.24 units per square kilometre in IDA total as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between IDA total and Japan?
542.47 units per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Japan?
51 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do IDA total and Japan rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
IDA total ranks 21st and Japan ranks 19th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
259 places, 11,974 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.