France vs Japan: Adoption of communication technologies

France
37.28 million
in 2023
Japan
59.33 million
in 2023
France rank
6th
Japan rank
3rd

Adoption of communication technologies over time

  • France
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 59.33 million against 37.28 million in France, a difference of 22.05 million.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times France's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

France ranks 6th and Japan ranks 3rd of 212 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Adoption of communication technologies
Source
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 11,803 data points, 1960–2024
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