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

0.02 units per person, with Iran ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran 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.

Iran vs Korea: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Iran

1.74 units per person

in 2024

Korea

1.72 units per person

in 2024

Iran rank

15th

Korea rank

16th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

Iran
Korea

How they compare

Iran currently reports 1.74 units per person against 1.72 units per person in Korea, a difference of 0.02 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Korea ahead.

Iran ranks 15th and Korea ranks 16th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	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	0.0019 units per person	0.1106 units per person	0.1087 units per person	Korea
2000s	0.2185 units per person	0.7764 units per person	0.5578 units per person	Korea
2010s	0.9072 units per person	1.16 units per person	0.2494 units per person	Korea
2020s	1.6 units per person	1.52 units per person	0.0835 units per person	Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Iran or Korea?: Iran, at 1.74 units per person against 1.72 units per person in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Iran and Korea?: 0.02 units per person, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Korea?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Iran and Korea rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?: Iran ranks 15th and Korea ranks 16th of 213 countries.
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.