Japan vs Russia: Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people

Japan

178.43 per 100 people

in 2023

Russia

186.1 per 100 people

in 2024

Japan rank

11th

Russia rank

8th

Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

Russia currently reports 186.1 per 100 people against 178.43 per 100 people in Japan, a difference of 7.67 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Russia ahead.

Japan ranks 11th and Russia ranks 8th of 212 countries.

Indicator: Mobile and landline phone 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: 212 places, 10,585 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026