East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Republic of Korea: Fixed telephone subscriptions

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
8.7 per 100 people
in 2025
Republic of Korea
41.17 per 100 people
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
23rd
Republic of Korea rank
21st

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Republic of Korea
0204060196519952025

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 41.17 per 100 people against 8.7 per 100 people in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 32.47 per 100 people.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 4.7 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd and Republic of Korea ranks 21st of 45 groups.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2477 per 100 people 4.34 per 100 people 4.09 per 100 people Republic of Korea
1980s 0.4248 per 100 people 15.68 per 100 people 15.26 per 100 people Republic of Korea
1990s 3.21 per 100 people 40.11 per 100 people 36.9 per 100 people Republic of Korea
2000s 17.35 per 100 people 51.7 per 100 people 34.35 per 100 people Republic of Korea
2010s 14.16 per 100 people 55.95 per 100 people 41.79 per 100 people Republic of Korea
2020s 9.88 per 100 people 43.76 per 100 people 33.88 per 100 people Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 41.17 per 100 people against 8.7 per 100 people in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Republic of Korea?
32.47 per 100 people, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Republic of Korea?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Republic of Korea rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd and Republic of Korea ranks 21st of 45 groups.
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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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit
per 100 people
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.