Dominican Republic vs North Korea: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Dominican Republic
1.15 million
in 2024
North Korea
1.18 million
in 2022
Dominican Republic rank
64th
North Korea rank
62nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • North Korea
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 1.18 million against 1.15 million in Dominican Republic, a difference of 31,100.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1983 it was North Korea ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 64th and North Korea ranks 62nd of 212 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and North Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic North Korea Difference Ahead
1980s 179,386 500,000 320,614 North Korea
1990s 582,113 500,000 82,113 Dominican Republic
2000s 922,023 979,600 57,577 North Korea
2010s 1.20 million 1.18 million 23,311 Dominican Republic
2020s 1.15 million 1.18 million 28,797 North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Dominican Republic or North Korea?
North Korea, at 1.18 million against 1.15 million in Dominican Republic as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Dominican Republic and North Korea?
31,100, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and North Korea?
39 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2022.
How do Dominican Republic and North Korea rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Dominican Republic ranks 64th and North Korea ranks 62nd of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 14,482 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.