Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre

Korea
227 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
6.56 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
12th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
15th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Korea
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0100200300196119922023

How they compare

Korea currently reports 227 units per square kilometre against 6.56 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 220.44 units per square kilometre.

That makes Korea's figure about 34.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 58 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 12th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 15th of 212 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 2.29 units per square kilometre 0.0683 units per square kilometre 2.22 units per square kilometre Korea
1970s 10.83 units per square kilometre 0.137 units per square kilometre 10.69 units per square kilometre Korea
1980s 67.61 units per square kilometre 0.4531 units per square kilometre 67.15 units per square kilometre Korea
1990s 188.79 units per square kilometre 1.33 units per square kilometre 187.46 units per square kilometre Korea
2000s 254.74 units per square kilometre 3.97 units per square kilometre 250.77 units per square kilometre Korea
2010s 289.84 units per square kilometre 5.36 units per square kilometre 284.48 units per square kilometre Korea
2020s 235.75 units per square kilometre 6.26 units per square kilometre 229.48 units per square kilometre Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre, Korea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Korea, at 227 units per square kilometre against 6.56 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre between Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
220.44 units per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
How do Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Korea ranks 12th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 15th of 212 countries.
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.