South Korea vs Upper middle income: Fixed telephone subscriptions
South Korea
41.17 per 100 people
in 2024
Upper middle income
11 per 100 people
in 2025
South Korea rank
21st
Upper middle income rank
19th
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- South Korea
- Upper middle income
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 41.17 per 100 people against 11 per 100 people in Upper middle income, a difference of 30.17 per 100 people.
That makes South Korea's figure about 3.7 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 21st and Upper middle income ranks 19th of 212 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.34 per 100 people | 1.23 per 100 people | 3.11 per 100 people | South Korea |
| 1980s | 15.68 per 100 people | 2.01 per 100 people | 13.67 per 100 people | South Korea |
| 1990s | 40.11 per 100 people | 5.72 per 100 people | 34.39 per 100 people | South Korea |
| 2000s | 51.7 per 100 people | 18.85 per 100 people | 32.85 per 100 people | South Korea |
| 2010s | 55.95 per 100 people | 16.62 per 100 people | 39.33 per 100 people | South Korea |
| 2020s | 43.76 per 100 people | 12.32 per 100 people | 31.44 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 Upper middle income?
- South Korea, at 41.17 per 100 people against 11 per 100 people in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between South Korea and Upper middle income?
- 30.17 per 100 people, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Upper middle income?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Upper middle income rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- South Korea ranks 21st and Upper middle income ranks 19th 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
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.