Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs South Korea: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1.18 units per person
in 2025
South Korea
1.72 units per person
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
14th
South Korea rank
16th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 1.72 units per person against 1.18 units per person in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 0.54 units per person.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.5 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Korea ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 14th and South Korea ranks 16th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person
1970s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person
1980s 0 units per person 0.0002 units per person 0.0002 units per person South Korea
1990s 0.0076 units per person 0.1106 units per person 0.1029 units per person South Korea
2000s 0.4467 units per person 0.7764 units per person 0.3297 units per person South Korea
2010s 1.06 units per person 1.16 units per person 0.0929 units per person South Korea
2020s 1.11 units per person 1.52 units per person 0.4096 units per person South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or South Korea?
South Korea, at 1.72 units per person against 1.18 units per person in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and South Korea?
0.54 units per person, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and South Korea?
51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and South Korea rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 14th and South Korea ranks 16th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 13,039 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.