East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Republic of Korea: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
0.0868 units per person
in 2025
Republic of Korea
0.4114 units per person
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
23rd
Republic of Korea rank
20th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Republic of Korea
00.20.40.6196519952025

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 0.4114 units per person against 0.0868 units per person in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 0.3246 units per person.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 4.7 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 23rd and Republic of Korea ranks 20th of 45 groups.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0023 units per person 0.0439 units per person 0.0416 units per person Republic of Korea
1980s 0.0044 units per person 0.159 units per person 0.1546 units per person Republic of Korea
1990s 0.0321 units per person 0.4047 units per person 0.3725 units per person Republic of Korea
2000s 0.1709 units per person 0.5123 units per person 0.3414 units per person Republic of Korea
2010s 0.141 units per person 0.5564 units per person 0.4155 units per person Republic of Korea
2020s 0.0988 units per person 0.438 units per person 0.3392 units per person Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 0.4114 units per person against 0.0868 units per person in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Republic of Korea?
0.3246 units per person, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Republic of Korea?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Republic of Korea rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 23rd and Republic of Korea ranks 20th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 14,482 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.