South Korea vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- South Korea
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 172.52 per 100 people against 117.5 per 100 people in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 55.02 per 100 people.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.5 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
South Korea ranks 17th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th of 213 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | 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 | 0.0007 per 100 people | 0.0218 per 100 people | South Korea |
| 1990s | 11.06 per 100 people | 1.76 per 100 people | 9.29 per 100 people | South Korea |
| 2000s | 78.39 per 100 people | 44.29 per 100 people | 34.1 per 100 people | South Korea |
| 2010s | 116.2 per 100 people | 110.09 per 100 people | 6.11 per 100 people | South Korea |
| 2020s | 151.96 per 100 people | 110.44 per 100 people | 41.52 per 100 people | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, South Korea or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- South Korea, at 172.52 per 100 people against 117.5 per 100 people in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between South Korea and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 55.02 per 100 people, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- South Korea ranks 17th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th 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.