Japan vs Russia: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Japan
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 269.52 million against 221.92 million in Japan, a difference of 47.60 million.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Russia ahead.
Japan ranks 6th and Russia ranks 5th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Russia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 114,082 | 0 | 114,082 | Japan |
| 1990s | 19.14 million | 295,824 | 18.85 million | Japan |
| 2000s | 93.12 million | 100.99 million | 7.87 million | Russia |
| 2010s | 156.95 million | 224.18 million | 67.23 million | Russia |
| 2020s | 207.05 million | 248.40 million | 41.35 million | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Japan or Russia?
- Russia, at 269.52 million against 221.92 million in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Japan and Russia?
- 47.60 million, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Russia?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Russia rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Japan ranks 6th and Russia ranks 5th 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.