India vs Japan: Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled
India
39.24 million
in 2024
Japan
59.33 million
in 2023
India rank
4th
Japan rank
3rd
Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 59.33 million against 39.24 million in India, a difference of 20.09 million.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times India's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
India ranks 4th and Japan ranks 3rd of 212 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 477,896 | 5.52 million | 5.04 million | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.36 million | 26.05 million | 24.69 million | Japan |
| 1980s | 3.17 million | 45.18 million | 42.01 million | Japan |
| 1990s | 12.79 million | 60.45 million | 47.66 million | Japan |
| 2000s | 40.57 million | 58.44 million | 17.87 million | Japan |
| 2010s | 27.09 million | 64.01 million | 36.91 million | Japan |
| 2020s | 25.55 million | 60.81 million | 35.26 million | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled, India or Japan?
- Japan, at 59.33 million against 39.24 million in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled between India and Japan?
- 20.09 million, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do India and Japan rank globally for landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled?
- India ranks 4th and Japan ranks 3rd of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Landline phone subscriptions with 138 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.