Japan vs Netherlands: Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks
Japan
69.1%
in 2022
Netherlands
69.6%
in 2022
Japan rank
23rd
Netherlands rank
22nd
Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks over time
- Japan
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 69.6% against 69.1% in Japan, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Netherlands ahead.
Japan ranks 23rd and Netherlands ranks 22nd of 57 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54.6% | 57.8% | 3.2% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 69.6% | 0.5% | Netherlands |
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 Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 69.6% against 69.1% in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks between Japan and Netherlands?
- 0.5%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks?
- Japan ranks 23rd and Netherlands ranks 22nd of 57 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks, both sexes (%). 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