Republic of Korea vs Latin America & Caribbean: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Republic of Korea
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 172.52 per 100 people against 116.8 per 100 people in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 55.72 per 100 people.
That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.5 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Republic of Korea ranks 17th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 17th of 213 countries.
Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Republic of Korea | Latin America & Caribbean | 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 | 0.0225 per 100 people | 0.0014 per 100 people | 0.0211 per 100 people | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 11.06 per 100 people | 1.77 per 100 people | 9.29 per 100 people | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 78.39 per 100 people | 43.53 per 100 people | 34.86 per 100 people | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 116.2 per 100 people | 108.48 per 100 people | 7.72 per 100 people | Republic of Korea |
| 2020s | 151.96 per 100 people | 109.72 per 100 people | 42.24 per 100 people | Republic of Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Republic of Korea or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Republic of Korea, at 172.52 per 100 people against 116.8 per 100 people in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Republic of Korea and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 55.72 per 100 people, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Republic of Korea and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Republic of Korea ranks 17th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 17th 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
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.