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
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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About this data
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.