South Korea vs Spain: Fixed telephone subscriptions

South Korea
41.17 per 100 people
in 2024
Spain
38.05 per 100 people
in 2024
South Korea rank
21st
Spain rank
24th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • South Korea
  • Spain
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 41.17 per 100 people against 38.05 per 100 people in Spain, a difference of 3.12 per 100 people.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.

South Korea ranks 21st and Spain ranks 24th of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7621 per 100 people 5.52 per 100 people 4.76 per 100 people Spain
1970s 2.92 per 100 people 11.96 per 100 people 9.05 per 100 people Spain
1980s 15.68 per 100 people 24.07 per 100 people 8.39 per 100 people Spain
1990s 40.11 per 100 people 36.94 per 100 people 3.17 per 100 people South Korea
2000s 51.7 per 100 people 43.07 per 100 people 8.63 per 100 people South Korea
2010s 55.95 per 100 people 41.79 per 100 people 14.15 per 100 people South Korea
2020s 43.76 per 100 people 39.25 per 100 people 4.51 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 Spain?
South Korea, at 41.17 per 100 people against 38.05 per 100 people in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between South Korea and Spain?
3.12 per 100 people, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Spain?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do South Korea and Spain rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
South Korea ranks 21st and Spain ranks 24th of 212 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
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.