Bangladesh vs Japan: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Bangladesh
187.58 million
in 2024
Japan
221.92 million
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
9th
Japan rank
6th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 221.92 million against 187.58 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 34.34 million.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 52 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 9th and Japan ranks 6th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 114,082 114,082 Japan
1990s 25,835 19.14 million 19.12 million Japan
2000s 16.45 million 93.12 million 76.67 million Japan
2010s 123.85 million 156.95 million 33.10 million Japan
2020s 184.41 million 207.05 million 22.64 million Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Bangladesh or Japan?
Japan, at 221.92 million against 187.58 million in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Bangladesh and Japan?
34.34 million, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Japan?
52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Japan rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Bangladesh ranks 9th and Japan ranks 6th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 13,046 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.