Brazil vs Japan: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Brazil
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 221.92 million against 216.08 million in Brazil, a difference of 5.83 million.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Brazil ranks 7th and Japan ranks 6th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 114,082 | 114,082 | Japan |
| 1990s | 3.15 million | 19.14 million | 15.99 million | Japan |
| 2000s | 82.59 million | 93.12 million | 10.53 million | Japan |
| 2010s | 236.60 million | 156.95 million | 79.65 million | Brazil |
| 2020s | 212.93 million | 207.05 million | 5.88 million | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Brazil or Japan?
- Japan, at 221.92 million against 216.08 million in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Brazil and Japan?
- 5.83 million, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Brazil ranks 7th 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
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.