What is the difference in landline internet subscriptions per 100 people between Japan and New Zealand?

0.58 per 100 people, with Japan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and New Zealand?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs New Zealand: Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people

Japan

38.63 per 100 people

in 2023

New Zealand

38.05 per 100 people

in 2024

Japan rank

30th

New Zealand rank

31st

Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people over time

Japan
New Zealand

How they compare

Japan currently reports 38.63 per 100 people against 38.05 per 100 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.58 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 30th and New Zealand ranks 31st of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
2000s	14.81 per 100 people	9.28 per 100 people	5.53 per 100 people	Japan
2010s	30.12 per 100 people	30.6 per 100 people	0.4742 per 100 people	New Zealand
2020s	36.56 per 100 people	36.06 per 100 people	0.5039 per 100 people	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher landline internet subscriptions per 100 people, Japan or New Zealand?: Japan, at 38.63 per 100 people against 38.05 per 100 people in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in landline internet subscriptions per 100 people between Japan and New Zealand?: 0.58 per 100 people, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and New Zealand?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Japan and New Zealand rank globally for landline internet subscriptions per 100 people?: Japan ranks 30th and New Zealand ranks 31st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people
Unit: per 100 people
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: 206 places, 4,325 data points, 1998–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

Subscriptions to fixed access to the public Internet with a download speed of at least 256 kbit/s.