Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Thailand: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
4.48 per 100 people
in 2022
Thailand
5.45 per 100 people
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
133rd
Thailand rank
131st

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 5.45 per 100 people against 4.48 per 100 people in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.97 per 100 people.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 133rd and Thailand ranks 131st of 213 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Thailand Difference Ahead
1980s 2.55 per 100 people 1.5 per 100 people 1.05 per 100 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Thailand?
Thailand, at 5.45 per 100 people against 4.48 per 100 people in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Thailand?
0.97 per 100 people, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Thailand?
39 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2022.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Thailand rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 133rd and Thailand ranks 131st of 213 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
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.