Japan vs Switzerland: Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks
Japan
95.9%
in 2022
Switzerland
96.5%
in 2023
Japan rank
19th
Switzerland rank
16th
Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks over time
- Japan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 96.5% against 95.9% in Japan, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 19th and Switzerland ranks 16th of 54 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.2% | 88.2% | 2.1% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 94.5% | 97.0% | 2.5% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks, Japan or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 96.5% against 95.9% in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks between Japan and Switzerland?
- 0.6%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks?
- Japan ranks 19th and Switzerland ranks 16th of 54 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks, 15-24 years old, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release