East Asia & Pacific vs Japan: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- East Asia & Pacific
- Japan
How they compare
East Asia & Pacific currently reports 3.24 billion against 221.92 million in Japan, a difference of 3.02 billion.
That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 14.6 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 7th and Japan ranks 6th of 48 groups.
East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 185,937 | 114,082 | 71,855 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 1990s | 44.18 million | 19.14 million | 25.03 million | East Asia & Pacific |
| 2000s | 745.80 million | 93.12 million | 652.68 million | East Asia & Pacific |
| 2010s | 2.38 billion | 156.95 million | 2.22 billion | East Asia & Pacific |
| 2020s | 3.07 billion | 207.05 million | 2.86 billion | East Asia & Pacific |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, East Asia & Pacific or Japan?
- East Asia & Pacific, at 3.24 billion against 221.92 million in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between East Asia & Pacific and Japan?
- 3.02 billion, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Japan?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do East Asia & Pacific and Japan rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 7th and Japan ranks 6th of 48 groups.
- 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.