South Korea vs Upper middle income: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita
South Korea
0.4114 units per person
in 2024
Upper middle income
0.1017 units per person
in 2025
South Korea rank
20th
Upper middle income rank
17th
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time
- South Korea
- Upper middle income
How they compare
South Korea 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 South Korea's figure about 4.0 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 20th and Upper middle income ranks 17th of 213 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0439 units per person | 0.0113 units per person | 0.0327 units per person | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.159 units per person | 0.0188 units per person | 0.1403 units per person | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.4047 units per person | 0.0533 units per person | 0.3513 units per person | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.5232 units per person | 0.133 units per person | 0.3902 units per person | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.438 units per person | 0.1139 units per person | 0.324 units per person | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, South Korea or Upper middle income?
- South Korea, 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 South Korea and Upper middle income?
- 0.3097 units per person, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Upper middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Upper middle income rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- South Korea ranks 20th and Upper middle income ranks 17th 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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About this data
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.