Italy vs Korea: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled

Italy
20.30 million
in 2024
Korea
21.29 million
in 2024
Italy rank
13th
Korea rank
11th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled over time

  • Italy
  • Korea
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 21.29 million against 20.30 million in Italy, a difference of 988,500.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 13th and Korea ranks 11th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 4.54 million 220,635 4.32 million Italy
1970s 8.65 million 1.04 million 7.61 million Italy
1980s 16.98 million 6.52 million 10.46 million Italy
1990s 24.61 million 18.21 million 6.40 million Italy
2000s 25.32 million 24.67 million 657,590 Italy
2010s 20.92 million 28.23 million 7.32 million Korea
2020s 19.98 million 22.67 million 2.69 million Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled, Italy or Korea?
Korea, at 21.29 million against 20.30 million in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled between Italy and Korea?
988,500, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Korea?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Italy and Korea rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
Italy ranks 13th and Korea ranks 11th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 14,635 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone subscriptions with 153 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement β€” these are filled holes, not forecasts.