What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Europe & Central Asia and South Korea?

195.71 million, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and South Korea?

60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.

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.

Europe & Central Asia vs South Korea: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Europe & Central Asia

217.00 million

in 2025

South Korea

21.29 million

in 2024

Europe & Central Asia rank

12th

South Korea rank

11th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Europe & Central Asia
South Korea

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 217.00 million against 21.29 million in South Korea, a difference of 195.71 million.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 10.2 times South Korea's.

Across all 60 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 12th and South Korea ranks 11th of 48 groups.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia	South Korea	Difference	Ahead
1960s	35.33 million	220,635	35.11 million	Europe & Central Asia
1970s	75.89 million	1.04 million	74.84 million	Europe & Central Asia
1980s	163.80 million	6.52 million	157.27 million	Europe & Central Asia
1990s	262.96 million	18.21 million	244.75 million	Europe & Central Asia
2000s	330.78 million	24.67 million	306.11 million	Europe & Central Asia
2010s	301.54 million	28.23 million	273.31 million	Europe & Central Asia
2020s	244.40 million	22.67 million	221.73 million	Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Europe & Central Asia or South Korea?: Europe & Central Asia, at 217.00 million against 21.29 million in South Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Europe & Central Asia and South Korea?: 195.71 million, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and South Korea?: 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia and South Korea rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 12th and South Korea ranks 11th of 48 groups.
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: 06 August 2026

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.