North Korea vs Thailand: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
North Korea
4.48 per 100 people
in 2022
Thailand
5.45 per 100 people
in 2024
North Korea rank
134th
Thailand rank
132nd
Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time
- North Korea
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 5.45 per 100 people against 4.48 per 100 people in North Korea, a difference of 0.97 per 100 people.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 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 Thailand ranks 132nd of 214 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.55 per 100 people | 1.5 per 100 people | 1.05 per 100 people | North Korea |
| 1990s | 2.23 per 100 people | 5.43 per 100 people | 3.2 per 100 people | Thailand |
| 2000s | 4.02 per 100 people | 10.25 per 100 people | 6.23 per 100 people | Thailand |
| 2010s | 4.63 per 100 people | 9.03 per 100 people | 4.4 per 100 people | Thailand |
| 2020s | 4.5 per 100 people | 6.51 per 100 people | 2.01 per 100 people | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, North Korea or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 5.45 per 100 people against 4.48 per 100 people in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between North Korea and Thailand?
- 0.97 per 100 people, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Thailand?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2022.
- How do North Korea and Thailand rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- North Korea ranks 134th and Thailand ranks 132nd 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
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.