Japan vs Other small states: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre

Japan
608.71 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Other small states
63.46 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Japan rank
19th
Other small states rank
21st

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Other small states
0200400600196519942023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 608.71 units per square kilometre against 63.46 units per square kilometre in Other small states, a difference of 545.25 units per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 9.6 times Other small states's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Other small states ahead.

Japan ranks 19th and Other small states ranks 21st of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Other small states Difference Ahead
1960s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre —
1970s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre —
1980s 0.3128 units per square kilometre 0.0146 units per square kilometre 0.2982 units per square kilometre Japan
1990s 52.52 units per square kilometre 1.17 units per square kilometre 51.35 units per square kilometre Japan
2000s 255.47 units per square kilometre 20.59 units per square kilometre 234.88 units per square kilometre Japan
2010s 430.59 units per square kilometre 51.76 units per square kilometre 378.83 units per square kilometre Japan
2020s 554.44 units per square kilometre 60.46 units per square kilometre 493.98 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, Japan or Other small states?
Japan, at 608.71 units per square kilometre against 63.46 units per square kilometre in Other small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between Japan and Other small states?
545.25 units per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Other small states?
50 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
How do Japan and Other small states rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 19th and Other small states ranks 21st 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.