Brazil vs Japan: Number of internet users

Brazil
169.09 million
in 2021
Japan
104.21 million
in 2021
Brazil rank
5th
Japan rank
7th

Number of internet users over time

  • Brazil
  • Japan
050.0M100.0M150.0M199020052021

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 169.09 million against 104.21 million in Japan, a difference of 64.88 million.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.6 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.

Brazil ranks 5th and Japan ranks 7th of 207 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 835,030 6.49 million 5.65 million Japan
2000s 37.74 million 75.34 million 37.60 million Japan
2010s 115.20 million 111.06 million 4.14 million Brazil
2020s 169.41 million 109.08 million 60.33 million Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of internet users, Brazil or Japan?
Brazil, at 169.09 million against 104.21 million in Japan as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of internet users between Brazil and Japan?
64.88 million, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for number of internet users?
Brazil ranks 5th and Japan ranks 7th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Number of internet users. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of internet users
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
207 places, 5,658 data points, 1990–2021
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