South Korea vs Middle income: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre

South Korea
227 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle income
6.57 units per square kilometre
in 2022
South Korea rank
12th
Middle income rank
14th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • South Korea
  • Middle income
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 227 units per square kilometre against 6.57 units per square kilometre in Middle income, a difference of 220.43 units per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 34.6 times Middle income's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 12th and Middle income ranks 14th of 212 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 16.67 units per square kilometre 0.4169 units per square kilometre 16.25 units per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 67.61 units per square kilometre 0.8095 units per square kilometre 66.8 units per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 188.79 units per square kilometre 2.5 units per square kilometre 186.29 units per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 254.74 units per square kilometre 8.66 units per square kilometre 246.08 units per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 289.84 units per square kilometre 8.17 units per square kilometre 281.67 units per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 238.67 units per square kilometre 6.64 units per square kilometre 232.03 units per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre, South Korea or Middle income?
South Korea, at 227 units per square kilometre against 6.57 units per square kilometre in Middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre between South Korea and Middle income?
220.43 units per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Middle income?
48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
How do South Korea and Middle income rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
South Korea ranks 12th and Middle income ranks 14th 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.