North Korea vs Micronesia (country): Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)

North Korea
4.48 per 100 people
in 2022
Micronesia (country)
5.78 per 100 people
in 2022
North Korea rank
134th
Micronesia (country) rank
131st

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

  • North Korea
  • Micronesia (country)
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How they compare

Micronesia (country) currently reports 5.78 per 100 people against 4.48 per 100 people in North Korea, a difference of 1.3 per 100 people.

That makes Micronesia (country)'s figure about 1.3 times North Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1983 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 134th and Micronesia (country) ranks 131st of 214 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 1 and Micronesia (country) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Micronesia (country) Difference Ahead
1980s 2.55 per 100 people 1.57 per 100 people 0.9775 per 100 people North Korea
1990s 2.23 per 100 people 5.94 per 100 people 3.71 per 100 people Micronesia (country)
2000s 4.02 per 100 people 9.04 per 100 people 5.02 per 100 people Micronesia (country)
2010s 4.63 per 100 people 7.16 per 100 people 2.53 per 100 people Micronesia (country)
2020s 4.5 per 100 people 6.12 per 100 people 1.62 per 100 people Micronesia (country)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, North Korea or Micronesia (country)?
Micronesia (country), at 5.78 per 100 people against 4.48 per 100 people in North Korea as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between North Korea and Micronesia (country)?
1.3 per 100 people, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Micronesia (country)?
39 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2022.
How do North Korea and Micronesia (country) rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
North Korea ranks 134th and Micronesia (country) ranks 131st 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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About this data

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.