North Korea vs Micronesia (country): Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- North Korea
- Micronesia (country)
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 24.13 per 100 people against 19.99 per 100 people in Micronesia (country), a difference of 4.14 per 100 people.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.2 times Micronesia (country)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Micronesia (country) ahead.
North Korea ranks 212th and Micronesia (country) ranks 213th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 1 and Micronesia (country) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Micronesia (country) | 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 | 12.19 per 100 people | 12.16 per 100 people | Micronesia (country) |
| 2010s | 9.98 per 100 people | 24.16 per 100 people | 14.19 per 100 people | Micronesia (country) |
| 2020s | 23.32 per 100 people | 19.84 per 100 people | 3.48 per 100 people | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, North Korea or Micronesia (country)?
- North Korea, at 24.13 per 100 people against 19.99 per 100 people in Micronesia (country) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between North Korea and Micronesia (country)?
- 4.14 per 100 people, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Micronesia (country)?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do North Korea and Micronesia (country) rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- North Korea ranks 212th and Micronesia (country) ranks 213th of 214 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.