Democratic People’s Republic of Korea vs Liberia: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
24.13 per 100 people
in 2022
Liberia
32.06 per 100 people
in 2022
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea rank
211th
Liberia rank
209th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 32.06 per 100 people against 24.13 per 100 people in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, a difference of 7.93 per 100 people.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.3 times Democratic People’s Republic of Korea's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ranks 211th and Liberia ranks 209th of 213 countries.

Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Liberia 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 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
1990s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
2000s 0.0278 per 100 people 8.29 per 100 people 8.26 per 100 people Liberia
2010s 10.09 per 100 people 56.21 per 100 people 46.12 per 100 people Liberia
2020s 23.32 per 100 people 31.86 per 100 people 8.54 per 100 people Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea or Liberia?
Liberia, at 32.06 per 100 people against 24.13 per 100 people in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea as of 2022.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Liberia?
7.93 per 100 people, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Liberia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Liberia rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ranks 211th and Liberia ranks 209th of 213 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

Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit
per 100 people
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 13,015 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.