Japan vs Netherlands: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre

Japan
608.71 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
673.15 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
19th
Netherlands rank
17th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Netherlands
0200400600196519942023

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 673.15 units per square kilometre against 608.71 units per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 64.44 units per square kilometre.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Netherlands ahead.

Japan ranks 19th and Netherlands ranks 17th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Netherlands 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 0.3128 units per square kilometre 0.3948 units per square kilometre 0.082 units per square kilometre Netherlands
1990s 52.52 units per square kilometre 42.26 units per square kilometre 10.27 units per square kilometre Japan
2000s 255.47 units per square kilometre 462.87 units per square kilometre 207.4 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 430.59 units per square kilometre 602.14 units per square kilometre 171.54 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 568.01 units per square kilometre 643.79 units per square kilometre 75.77 units per square kilometre Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre, Japan or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 673.15 units per square kilometre against 608.71 units per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between Japan and Netherlands?
64.44 units per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
51 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 19th and Netherlands ranks 17th of 212 countries.
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.