South Korea vs World: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita
South Korea
0.4114 units per person
in 2024
World
0.0992 units per person
in 2025
South Korea rank
20th
World rank
19th
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time
- South Korea
- World
How they compare
South 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 South 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.
South Korea ranks 20th and World ranks 19th of 213 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 5 and World in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South 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 | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.4047 units per person | 0.1194 units per person | 0.2852 units per person | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.4948 units per person | 0.1857 units per person | 0.3091 units per person | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.5564 units per person | 0.1462 units per person | 0.4102 units per person | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.438 units per person | 0.109 units per person | 0.3289 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 World?
- South 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 South Korea and World?
- 0.3122 units per person, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and World?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and World rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- South Korea ranks 20th and World 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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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.