South Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time
- South Korea
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 41.17 per 100 people against 9.4 per 100 people in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 31.77 per 100 people.
That makes South Korea's figure about 4.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 59 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 21st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 214 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7636 per 100 people | 0.7627 per 100 people | 0.0009 per 100 people | South Korea |
| 1970s | 2.92 per 100 people | 1.12 per 100 people | 1.8 per 100 people | South Korea |
| 1980s | 15.68 per 100 people | 2.36 per 100 people | 13.32 per 100 people | South Korea |
| 1990s | 40.11 per 100 people | 5.18 per 100 people | 34.93 per 100 people | South Korea |
| 2000s | 51.7 per 100 people | 12.77 per 100 people | 38.93 per 100 people | South Korea |
| 2010s | 55.95 per 100 people | 14.57 per 100 people | 41.38 per 100 people | South Korea |
| 2020s | 43.76 per 100 people | 8.9 per 100 people | 34.86 per 100 people | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, South Korea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- South Korea, at 41.17 per 100 people against 9.4 per 100 people in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 31.77 per 100 people, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- South Korea ranks 21st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd 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.