Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Republic of Korea: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.1146 units per person
in 2025
Republic of Korea
0.4114 units per person
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
15th
Republic of Korea rank
20th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Republic of Korea
00.20.40.6196519952025

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 0.4114 units per person against 0.1146 units per person in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.2968 units per person.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 3.6 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th and Republic of Korea ranks 20th of 45 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Korea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0465 units per person 0.0439 units per person 0.0025 units per person Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 0.0819 units per person 0.159 units per person 0.0771 units per person Republic of Korea
1990s 0.156 units per person 0.4047 units per person 0.2487 units per person Republic of Korea
2000s 0.2398 units per person 0.5123 units per person 0.2726 units per person Republic of Korea
2010s 0.2121 units per person 0.5564 units per person 0.3443 units per person Republic of Korea
2020s 0.1427 units per person 0.438 units per person 0.2953 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, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 0.4114 units per person against 0.1146 units per person in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Republic of Korea?
0.2968 units per person, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Republic of Korea?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Republic of Korea rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th 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.