What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between IBRD only and Korea?

0.56 units per person, with Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and Korea?

51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

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.

IBRD only vs Korea: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

IBRD only

1.16 units per person

in 2025

Korea

1.72 units per person

in 2024

IBRD only rank

19th

Korea rank

16th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

IBRD only
Korea

How they compare

Korea currently reports 1.72 units per person against 1.16 units per person in IBRD only, a difference of 0.56 units per person.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.5 times IBRD only's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

IBRD only ranks 19th and Korea ranks 16th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	IBRD only	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	Korea
1990s	0.0069 units per person	0.1106 units per person	0.1037 units per person	Korea
2000s	0.3024 units per person	0.7764 units per person	0.474 units per person	Korea
2010s	0.9858 units per person	1.16 units per person	0.1709 units per person	Korea
2020s	1.13 units per person	1.52 units per person	0.3924 units per person	Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, IBRD only or Korea?: Korea, at 1.72 units per person against 1.16 units per person in IBRD only as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between IBRD only and Korea?: 0.56 units per person, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and Korea?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do IBRD only and Korea rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?: IBRD only ranks 19th and Korea ranks 16th of 47 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: 18 August 2026

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.