Guam vs South Korea: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)

Guam
43.17 per 100 people
in 2022
South Korea
41.17 per 100 people
in 2024
Guam rank
18th
South Korea rank
21st

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

  • Guam
  • South Korea
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How they compare

Guam currently reports 43.17 per 100 people against 41.17 per 100 people in South Korea, a difference of 2 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Guam ahead.

Guam ranks 18th and South Korea ranks 21st of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guam averaged higher in 4 and South Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guam South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 6.58 per 100 people 0.7621 per 100 people 5.82 per 100 people Guam
1970s 10.72 per 100 people 2.92 per 100 people 7.81 per 100 people Guam
1980s 24.43 per 100 people 15.68 per 100 people 8.75 per 100 people Guam
1990s 41.45 per 100 people 40.11 per 100 people 1.34 per 100 people Guam
2000s 41.75 per 100 people 51.7 per 100 people 9.95 per 100 people South Korea
2010s 40.87 per 100 people 57.09 per 100 people 16.22 per 100 people South Korea
2020s 43.03 per 100 people 44.94 per 100 people 1.91 per 100 people South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Guam or South Korea?
Guam, at 43.17 per 100 people against 41.17 per 100 people in South Korea as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Guam and South Korea?
2 per 100 people, with Guam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and South Korea?
54 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
How do Guam and South Korea rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Guam ranks 18th and South Korea ranks 21st of 214 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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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
261 places, 14,535 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.