Republic of Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

Republic of Korea
0.4114 units per person
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.1014 units per person
in 2025
Republic of Korea rank
20th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
18th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
00.20.40.6196019922025

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 0.4114 units per person against 0.1014 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.31 units per person.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 4.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

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

Republic of Korea ranks 20th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 18th of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0072 units per person 0.0046 units per person 0.0026 units per person Republic of Korea
1970s 0.0291 units per person 0.0091 units per person 0.02 units per person Republic of Korea
1980s 0.159 units per person 0.022 units per person 0.137 units per person Republic of Korea
1990s 0.4047 units per person 0.0433 units per person 0.3614 units per person Republic of Korea
2000s 0.5123 units per person 0.0886 units per person 0.4237 units per person Republic of Korea
2010s 0.5564 units per person 0.096 units per person 0.4605 units per person Republic of Korea
2020s 0.438 units per person 0.0993 units per person 0.3387 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, Republic of Korea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Republic of Korea, at 0.4114 units per person against 0.1014 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Republic of Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
0.31 units per person, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
How do Republic of Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
Republic of Korea ranks 20th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 18th 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.