Japan - Mobile Subscriptions 1988
0.20
+0.07 from 1987
Japan's mobile subscriptions was 0.20 in 1988, increased +0.07 from 0.12 in 1987. This was the 19th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1988▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Norway | 3.62 | 26.1% |
| 2nd | Sweden | 2.87 | 40.0% |
| 3rd | Finland | 2.79 | 30.1% |
| 4th | Iceland | 2.61 | 28.1% |
| 5th | Denmark | 1.98 | 30.9% |
| 6th | United Kingdom | 0.98 | 92.7% |
| 7th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 0.91 | 79.9% |
| 8th | United States | 0.85 | 66.4% |
| 9th | Kuwait | 0.82 | 17.7% |
| 10th | United Arab Emirates | 0.82 | -5.6% |
| 11th | Canada | 0.76 | 103.1% |
| 12th | Bahrain | 0.60 | 62.7% |
| 13th | Austria | 0.49 | 40.5% |
| 14th | Switzerland | 0.47 | 457.9% |
| 15th | Singapore | 0.38 | - |
| 16th | New Zealand | 0.30 | 314.6% |
| 17th | Puerto Rico (US) | 0.25 | 120.5% |
| 18th | Netherlands | 0.22 | 35.6% |
| 19th | Japan | 0.20 | 60.4% |
| 20th | European Union | 0.20 | 55.5% |
| 21st | Belgium | 0.19 | 164.7% |
| 22nd | Australia | 0.19 | 603.4% |
| 23rd | Ireland | 0.18 | 82.1% |
| 24th | France | 0.18 | 149.4% |
| 25th | Malaysia | 0.17 | 52.1% |
| 26th | Luxembourg | 0.15 | 43.4% |
| 27th | Germany | 0.13 | 101.6% |
| 28th | Oman | 0.10 | 42.5% |
| 29th | Italy | 0.06 | 103.2% |
| 30th | Korea | 0.05 | 95.8% |
| 31st | Thailand | 0.03 | 193.4% |
| 32nd | Cyprus | 0.03 | - |
| 33rd | Spain | 0.03 | 176.2% |
| 34th | Türkiye | 0.02 | 89.2% |
| 35th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 0.01 | 11.9% |
| 36th | Indonesia | 0.01 | 39.9% |
| 37th | Tunisia | 0.00 | 74.7% |
| 38th | Mexico | 0.00 | - |
| 39th | Morocco | 0.00 | 71.7% |
| 40th | China | 0.00 | 353.3% |
| 41st | Aruba | 0.00 | - |
| 42nd | Afghanistan | 0.00 | - |
| 43rd | Angola | 0.00 | - |
| 44th | Albania | 0.00 | - |
| 45th | Andorra | 0.00 | - |
| 46th | Argentina | 0.00 | - |
| 47th | Armenia | 0.00 | - |
| 48th | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.00 | - |
| 49th | Azerbaijan | 0.00 | - |
| 50th | Burundi | 0.00 | - |
| 51st | Benin | 0.00 | - |
| 52nd | Burkina Faso | 0.00 | - |
| 53rd | Bangladesh | 0.00 | - |
| 54th | Bulgaria | 0.00 | - |
| 55th | Bahamas, The | 0.00 | - |
| 56th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.00 | - |
| 57th | Belarus | 0.00 | - |
| 58th | Belize | 0.00 | - |
| 59th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.00 | - |
| 60th | Brazil | 0.00 | - |
| 61st | Barbados | 0.00 | - |
| 62nd | Brunei Darussalam | 0.00 | - |
| 63rd | Bhutan | 0.00 | - |
| 64th | Botswana | 0.00 | - |
| 65th | Central African Republic | 0.00 | - |
| 66th | Chile | 0.00 | - |
| 67th | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.00 | - |
| 68th | Cameroon | 0.00 | - |
| 69th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 0.00 | - |
| 70th | Congo, Republic of | 0.00 | - |
| 71st | Colombia | 0.00 | - |
| 72nd | Comoros | 0.00 | - |
| 73rd | Cabo Verde | 0.00 | - |
| 74th | Costa Rica | 0.00 | - |
| 75th | Cuba | 0.00 | - |
| 76th | Czechia | 0.00 | - |
| 77th | Djibouti | 0.00 | - |
| 78th | Dominica | 0.00 | - |
| 79th | Algeria | 0.00 | - |
| 80th | Ecuador | 0.00 | - |
| 81st | Eritrea | 0.00 | - |
| 82nd | Estonia | 0.00 | - |
| 83rd | Fiji | 0.00 | - |
| 84th | Faroe Islands | 0.00 | - |
| 85th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.00 | - |
| 86th | Gabon | 0.00 | - |
| 87th | Georgia | 0.00 | - |
| 88th | Ghana | 0.00 | - |
| 89th | Gibraltar | 0.00 | - |
| 90th | Guinea | 0.00 | - |
| 91st | Gambia, The | 0.00 | - |
| 92nd | Guinea-Bissau | 0.00 | - |
| 93rd | Equatorial Guinea | 0.00 | - |
| 94th | Greece | 0.00 | - |
| 95th | Grenada | 0.00 | - |
| 96th | Greenland | 0.00 | - |
| 97th | Guatemala | 0.00 | - |
| 98th | Guam | 0.00 | - |
| 99th | Guyana | 0.00 | - |
| 100th | Honduras | 0.00 | - |
| 101st | Croatia | 0.00 | - |
| 102nd | Haiti | 0.00 | - |
| 103rd | Hungary | 0.00 | - |
| 104th | India | 0.00 | - |
| 105th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.00 | - |
| 106th | Iraq | 0.00 | - |
| 107th | Jamaica | 0.00 | - |
| 108th | Jordan | 0.00 | - |
| 109th | Kazakhstan | 0.00 | - |
| 110th | Kenya | 0.00 | - |
| 111th | Kyrgyz Republic | 0.00 | - |
| 112th | Cambodia | 0.00 | - |
| 113th | Kiribati | 0.00 | - |
| 114th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0.00 | - |
| 115th | Lao PDR | 0.00 | - |
| 116th | Lebanon | 0.00 | - |
| 117th | Liberia | 0.00 | - |
| 118th | Libya | 0.00 | - |
| 119th | St. Lucia | 0.00 | - |
| 120th | Sri Lanka | 0.00 | - |
| 121st | Lesotho | 0.00 | - |
| 122nd | Lithuania | 0.00 | - |
| 123rd | Latvia | 0.00 | - |
| 124th | Macao SAR, China | 0.00 | - |
| 125th | Monaco | 0.00 | - |
| 126th | Moldova | 0.00 | - |
| 127th | Madagascar | 0.00 | - |
| 128th | Maldives | 0.00 | - |
| 129th | Marshall Islands | 0.00 | - |
| 130th | North Macedonia | 0.00 | - |
| 131st | Mali | 0.00 | - |
| 132nd | Malta | 0.00 | - |
| 133rd | Myanmar | 0.00 | - |
| 134th | Mongolia | 0.00 | - |
| 135th | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.00 | - |
| 136th | Mozambique | 0.00 | - |
| 137th | Mauritania | 0.00 | - |
| 138th | Mauritius | 0.00 | - |
| 139th | Malawi | 0.00 | - |
| 140th | Namibia | 0.00 | - |
| 141st | New Caledonia | 0.00 | - |
| 142nd | Niger | 0.00 | - |
| 143rd | Nigeria | 0.00 | - |
| 144th | Nicaragua | 0.00 | - |
| 145th | Nepal | 0.00 | - |
| 146th | Nauru | 0.00 | - |
| 147th | Pakistan | 0.00 | - |
| 148th | Panama | 0.00 | - |
| 149th | Peru | 0.00 | - |
| 150th | Philippines | 0.00 | - |
| 151st | Papua New Guinea | 0.00 | - |
| 152nd | Poland | 0.00 | - |
| 153rd | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 0.00 | - |
| 154th | Portugal | 0.00 | - |
| 155th | Paraguay | 0.00 | - |
| 156th | French Polynesia | 0.00 | - |
| 157th | Romania | 0.00 | - |
| 158th | Russian Federation | 0.00 | - |
| 159th | Rwanda | 0.00 | - |
| 160th | Sudan | 0.00 | - |
| 161st | Senegal | 0.00 | - |
| 162nd | Solomon Islands | 0.00 | - |
| 163rd | Sierra Leone | 0.00 | - |
| 164th | El Salvador | 0.00 | - |
| 165th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 0.00 | - |
| 166th | São Tomé and Principe | 0.00 | - |
| 167th | Suriname | 0.00 | - |
| 168th | Slovak Republic | 0.00 | - |
| 169th | Slovenia | 0.00 | - |
| 170th | Eswatini | 0.00 | - |
| 171st | Seychelles | 0.00 | - |
| 172nd | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.00 | - |
| 173rd | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.00 | - |
| 174th | Chad | 0.00 | - |
| 175th | Togo | 0.00 | - |
| 176th | Tajikistan | 0.00 | - |
| 177th | Turkmenistan | 0.00 | - |
| 178th | Tonga | 0.00 | - |
| 179th | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.00 | - |
| 180th | Tuvalu | 0.00 | - |
| 181st | Tanzania | 0.00 | - |
| 182nd | Uganda | 0.00 | - |
| 183rd | Ukraine | 0.00 | - |
| 184th | Uruguay | 0.00 | - |
| 185th | Uzbekistan | 0.00 | - |
| 186th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.00 | - |
| 187th | Virgin Islands (US) | 0.00 | - |
| 188th | Viet Nam | 0.00 | - |
| 189th | Vanuatu | 0.00 | - |
| 190th | Samoa | 0.00 | - |
| 191st | Yemen, Republic of | 0.00 | - |
| 192nd | South Africa | 0.00 | - |
| 193rd | Zambia | 0.00 | - |
| 194th | Zimbabwe | 0.00 | - |
FAQ
What was Japan's mobile subscriptions in 1988?▾
Japan's mobile subscriptions in 1988 was 0.20. This ranked 19th globally.
How did Japan's mobile subscriptions change in 1988?▾
Japan's mobile subscriptions increased by 60.4% in 1988 compared to 1987.
Which country had the highest mobile subscriptions in 1988?▾
Norway had the highest mobile subscriptions in 1988 at 3.62.
What is the mobile subscriptions of Japan in 1988?▾
The mobile subscriptions of Japan in 1988 was 0.20. This ranked 19th globally.
How does 1988 compare to 1987 for Japan's mobile subscriptions?▾
Japan's mobile subscriptions went from 0.12 in 1987 to 0.20 in 1988, a 60.4% increase.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Japan matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 1988. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: 4.8%. View full analysis →
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