Iran vs South Korea: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Iran
- South Korea
How they compare
Iran currently reports 174.07 per 100 people against 172.52 per 100 people in South Korea, a difference of 1.55 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Korea ahead.
Iran ranks 15th and South Korea ranks 17th of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | 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 per 100 people | 0.0225 per 100 people | 0.0225 per 100 people | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.1897 per 100 people | 11.06 per 100 people | 10.87 per 100 people | South Korea |
| 2000s | 21.85 per 100 people | 78.39 per 100 people | 56.54 per 100 people | South Korea |
| 2010s | 90.72 per 100 people | 116.2 per 100 people | 25.48 per 100 people | South Korea |
| 2020s | 160.43 per 100 people | 151.96 per 100 people | 8.47 per 100 people | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Iran or South Korea?
- Iran, at 174.07 per 100 people against 172.52 per 100 people in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Iran and South Korea?
- 1.55 per 100 people, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and South Korea?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iran and South Korea rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Iran ranks 15th and South Korea ranks 17th of 212 countries.
- 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.