Europe & Central Asia vs Republic of Korea: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre

Europe & Central Asia
8.64 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Republic of Korea
227 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia rank
9th
Republic of Korea rank
12th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Republic of Korea
0100200300196119922023

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 227 units per square kilometre against 8.64 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 218.36 units per square kilometre.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 26.3 times Europe & Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 9th and Republic of Korea ranks 12th of 45 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia averaged higher in 2 and Republic of Korea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 6.45 units per square kilometre 2.29 units per square kilometre 4.17 units per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia
1970s 13.86 units per square kilometre 10.83 units per square kilometre 3.04 units per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia
1980s 29.92 units per square kilometre 67.61 units per square kilometre 37.68 units per square kilometre Republic of Korea
1990s 16.12 units per square kilometre 188.79 units per square kilometre 172.67 units per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2000s 12.08 units per square kilometre 254.74 units per square kilometre 242.66 units per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2010s 10.99 units per square kilometre 289.84 units per square kilometre 278.85 units per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2020s 9.08 units per square kilometre 235.75 units per square kilometre 226.67 units per square kilometre Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre, Europe & Central Asia or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 227 units per square kilometre against 8.64 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre between Europe & Central Asia and Republic of Korea?
218.36 units per square kilometre, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Republic of Korea?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Republic of Korea rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 9th and Republic of Korea ranks 12th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
259 places, 13,559 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.