What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Korea, Republic of and Upper middle income?

0.3097 units per person, with Korea, Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Republic of and Upper middle income?

35 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.

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.

Korea, Republic of vs Upper middle income: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

Korea, Republic of

0.4114 units per person

in 2024

Upper middle income

0.1017 units per person

in 2025

Korea, Republic of rank

20th

Upper middle income rank

19th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

Korea, Republic of
Upper middle income

How they compare

Korea, Republic of currently reports 0.4114 units per person against 0.1017 units per person in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.3097 units per person.

That makes Korea, Republic of's figure about 4.0 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Korea, Republic of has been ahead every year.

Korea, Republic of ranks 20th and Upper middle income ranks 19th of 213 countries.

Korea, Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea, Republic of	Upper middle income	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0439 units per person	0.0113 units per person	0.0327 units per person	Korea, Republic of
1980s	0.159 units per person	0.0188 units per person	0.1403 units per person	Korea, Republic of
1990s	0.4047 units per person	0.0533 units per person	0.3513 units per person	Korea, Republic of
2010s	0.5232 units per person	0.133 units per person	0.3902 units per person	Korea, Republic of
2020s	0.438 units per person	0.1139 units per person	0.324 units per person	Korea, Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, Korea, Republic of or Upper middle income?: Korea, Republic of, at 0.4114 units per person against 0.1017 units per person in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Korea, Republic of and Upper middle income?: 0.3097 units per person, with Korea, Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Republic of and Upper middle income?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Korea, Republic of and Upper middle income rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?: Korea, Republic of ranks 20th and Upper middle income ranks 19th 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: 18 August 2026

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.