Japan vs World: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre

Japan
608.71 units per square kilometre
in 2023
World
68.41 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
19th
World rank
19th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • World
0200400600196519942023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 608.71 units per square kilometre against 68.41 units per square kilometre in World, a difference of 540.3 units per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 8.9 times World's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1965 it was World ahead.

Japan ranks 19th and World ranks 19th of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan World 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 0.0164 units per square kilometre 0.2964 units per square kilometre Japan
1990s 52.52 units per square kilometre 1.11 units per square kilometre 51.41 units per square kilometre Japan
2000s 291 units per square kilometre 26.66 units per square kilometre 264.33 units per square kilometre Japan
2010s 430.59 units per square kilometre 53.66 units per square kilometre 376.93 units per square kilometre Japan
2020s 568.01 units per square kilometre 65.99 units per square kilometre 502.02 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 World?
Japan, at 608.71 units per square kilometre against 68.41 units per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between Japan and World?
540.3 units per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and World?
46 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Japan and World rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 19th and World ranks 19th 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.