What is the difference in landline internet subscriptions per 100 people between Japan and United States?

0.23 per 100 people, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?

26 years are reported by both, from 1998 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 United States: Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people

Japan

38.63 per 100 people

in 2023

United States

38.86 per 100 people

in 2024

Japan rank

30th

United States rank

29th

Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people over time

Japan
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 38.86 per 100 people against 38.63 per 100 people in Japan, a difference of 0.23 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was United States ahead.

Japan ranks 30th and United States ranks 29th of 206 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.098 per 100 people	0.6212 per 100 people	0.5232 per 100 people	United States
2000s	14.81 per 100 people	14.87 per 100 people	0.0596 per 100 people	United States
2010s	30.12 per 100 people	30.77 per 100 people	0.6402 per 100 people	United States
2020s	36.56 per 100 people	37.08 per 100 people	0.5142 per 100 people	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher landline internet subscriptions per 100 people, Japan or United States?: United States, at 38.86 per 100 people against 38.63 per 100 people in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in landline internet subscriptions per 100 people between Japan and United States?: 0.23 per 100 people, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Japan and United States rank globally for landline internet subscriptions per 100 people?: Japan ranks 30th and United States ranks 29th 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: 29 October 2026

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