What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled between Korea and United Kingdom?

2.48 million, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United Kingdom?

60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.

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.

Korea vs United Kingdom: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled

Korea

21.29 million

in 2024

United Kingdom

23.77 million

in 2024

Korea rank

11th

United Kingdom rank

9th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled over time

Korea
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 23.77 million against 21.29 million in Korea, a difference of 2.48 million.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.

Across all 60 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 213 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1960s	220,635	6.53 million	6.31 million	United Kingdom
1970s	1.04 million	12.20 million	11.16 million	United Kingdom
1980s	6.52 million	21.07 million	14.55 million	United Kingdom
1990s	18.21 million	29.23 million	11.02 million	United Kingdom
2000s	24.67 million	34.27 million	9.61 million	United Kingdom
2010s	28.23 million	32.84 million	4.60 million	United Kingdom
2020s	22.67 million	29.06 million	6.40 million	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled, Korea or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 23.77 million against 21.29 million in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled between Korea and United Kingdom?: 2.48 million, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United Kingdom?: 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Korea and United Kingdom rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?: Korea ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 9th 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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Indicator: 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: 18 August 2026

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 — these are filled holes, not forecasts.