Ecuador vs North Korea: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Ecuador
1.22 million
in 2024
North Korea
1.18 million
in 2022
Ecuador rank
59th
North Korea rank
62nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Ecuador
  • North Korea
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 1.22 million against 1.18 million in North Korea, a difference of 37,910.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1983 it was North Korea ahead.

Ecuador ranks 59th and North Korea ranks 62nd of 212 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and North Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador North Korea Difference Ahead
1980s 322,447 500,000 177,553 North Korea
1990s 728,910 500,000 228,910 Ecuador
2000s 1.63 million 979,600 649,434 Ecuador
2010s 2.34 million 1.18 million 1.16 million Ecuador
2020s 1.85 million 1.18 million 671,170 Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Ecuador or North Korea?
Ecuador, at 1.22 million against 1.18 million in North Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Ecuador and North Korea?
37,910, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and North Korea?
39 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2022.
How do Ecuador and North Korea rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Ecuador ranks 59th 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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About this data

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.