Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

Korea
0.4114 units per person
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.0949 units per person
in 2025
Korea rank
20th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
20th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Korea
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
00.20.40.6196019922025

How they compare

Korea currently reports 0.4114 units per person against 0.0949 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.3165 units per person.

That makes Korea's figure about 4.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 59 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 20th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 20th of 213 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0072 units per person 0.0037 units per person 0.0035 units per person Korea
1970s 0.0291 units per person 0.006 units per person 0.0231 units per person Korea
1980s 0.159 units per person 0.0146 units per person 0.1444 units per person Korea
1990s 0.4047 units per person 0.0323 units per person 0.3724 units per person Korea
2000s 0.5123 units per person 0.077 units per person 0.4353 units per person Korea
2010s 0.5564 units per person 0.0862 units per person 0.4703 units per person Korea
2020s 0.438 units per person 0.0887 units per person 0.3492 units per person Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, Korea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Korea, at 0.4114 units per person against 0.0949 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
0.3165 units per person, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
How do Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
Korea ranks 20th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 20th of 213 countries.
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.