Korea vs World: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

Korea
0.4114 units per person
in 2024
World
0.0992 units per person
in 2025
Korea rank
20th
World rank
21st

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Korea
  • World
00.20.40.6196519952025

How they compare

Korea currently reports 0.4114 units per person against 0.0992 units per person in World, a difference of 0.3122 units per person.

That makes Korea's figure about 4.1 times World's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1966 it was World ahead.

Korea ranks 20th and World ranks 21st of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 5 and World in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea World Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0072 units per person 0.0333 units per person 0.0261 units per person World
1970s 0.0307 units per person 0.0525 units per person 0.0218 units per person World
1980s 0.159 units per person 0.0821 units per person 0.0769 units per person Korea
1990s 0.4047 units per person 0.1194 units per person 0.2852 units per person Korea
2000s 0.4948 units per person 0.1857 units per person 0.3091 units per person Korea
2010s 0.5564 units per person 0.1462 units per person 0.4102 units per person Korea
2020s 0.438 units per person 0.109 units per person 0.3289 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 World?
Korea, at 0.4114 units per person against 0.0992 units per person in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Korea and World?
0.3122 units per person, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and World?
53 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
How do Korea and World rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
Korea ranks 20th and World ranks 21st 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.