Barbados vs South Korea: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Barbados
42.97 per 100 people
in 2022
South Korea
41.17 per 100 people
in 2024
Barbados rank
19th
South Korea rank
21st
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Barbados
- South Korea
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 42.97 per 100 people against 41.17 per 100 people in South Korea, a difference of 1.8 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 19th and South Korea ranks 21st of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and South Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.58 per 100 people | 0.7621 per 100 people | 3.82 per 100 people | Barbados |
| 1970s | 10.05 per 100 people | 2.92 per 100 people | 7.14 per 100 people | Barbados |
| 1980s | 18.52 per 100 people | 15.68 per 100 people | 2.83 per 100 people | Barbados |
| 1990s | 35.24 per 100 people | 40.11 per 100 people | 4.87 per 100 people | South Korea |
| 2000s | 49.64 per 100 people | 51.7 per 100 people | 2.06 per 100 people | South Korea |
| 2010s | 49.27 per 100 people | 55.95 per 100 people | 6.68 per 100 people | South Korea |
| 2020s | 43.76 per 100 people | 44.94 per 100 people | 1.18 per 100 people | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Barbados or South Korea?
- Barbados, at 42.97 per 100 people against 41.17 per 100 people in South Korea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Barbados and South Korea?
- 1.8 per 100 people, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and South Korea?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
- How do Barbados and South Korea rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Barbados ranks 19th and South Korea ranks 21st of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.