India vs Japan: Landline Internet subscriptions
India
45.71 million
in 2024
Japan
48.05 million
in 2023
India rank
5th
Japan rank
4th
Landline Internet subscriptions over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 48.05 million against 45.71 million in India, a difference of 2.33 million.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times India's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
India ranks 5th and Japan ranks 4th of 206 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.26 million | 20.97 million | 18.71 million | Japan |
| 2010s | 16.08 million | 38.38 million | 22.31 million | Japan |
| 2020s | 30.88 million | 45.82 million | 14.94 million | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher landline internet subscriptions, India or Japan?
- Japan, at 48.05 million against 45.71 million in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in landline internet subscriptions between India and Japan?
- 2.33 million, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do India and Japan rank globally for landline internet subscriptions?
- India ranks 5th and Japan ranks 4th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Subscriptions to fixed access to the public Internet with a download speed of at least 256 kbit/s.