IBRD only vs South Korea: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- IBRD only
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 172.52 per 100 people against 115.9 per 100 people in IBRD only, a difference of 56.62 per 100 people.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.5 times IBRD only's.
Across all 51 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
IBRD only ranks 20th and South Korea ranks 17th of 47 groups.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IBRD only | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1970s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1980s | 0.001 per 100 people | 0.0225 per 100 people | 0.0214 per 100 people | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.6915 per 100 people | 11.06 per 100 people | 10.37 per 100 people | South Korea |
| 2000s | 30.25 per 100 people | 78.39 per 100 people | 48.14 per 100 people | South Korea |
| 2010s | 98.34 per 100 people | 116.2 per 100 people | 17.85 per 100 people | South Korea |
| 2020s | 112.44 per 100 people | 151.96 per 100 people | 39.52 per 100 people | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, IBRD only or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 172.52 per 100 people against 115.9 per 100 people in IBRD only as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between IBRD only and South Korea?
- 56.62 per 100 people, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and South Korea?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do IBRD only and South Korea rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- IBRD only ranks 20th and South Korea ranks 17th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.