Brazil vs Japan: Mobile phone subscriptions

Brazil

216.08 million

in 2024

Japan

221.92 million

in 2023

Brazil rank

7th

Japan rank

6th

Mobile phone subscriptions over time

Japan currently reports 221.92 million against 216.08 million in Brazil, a difference of 5.83 million.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.

Globally, Brazil ranks 7th and Japan ranks 6th of 212 countries.

Indicator: Mobile phone subscriptions
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, 9,009 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026