Republic of Korea vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Republic of Korea
1.72 units per person
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1.12 units per person
in 2025
Republic of Korea rank
16th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
19th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
00.511.5196019922025

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 1.72 units per person against 1.12 units per person in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.6 units per person.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.5 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 16th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th 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 (excluding high income) 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 0.0002 units per person 0 units per person 0.0002 units per person Republic of Korea
1990s 0.1106 units per person 0.0153 units per person 0.0953 units per person Republic of Korea
2000s 0.7764 units per person 0.4042 units per person 0.3722 units per person Republic of Korea
2010s 1.16 units per person 1.04 units per person 0.1188 units per person Republic of Korea
2020s 1.52 units per person 1.05 units per person 0.4695 units per person Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Republic of Korea or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Republic of Korea, at 1.72 units per person against 1.12 units per person in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Republic of Korea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
0.6 units per person, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Republic of Korea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
Republic of Korea ranks 16th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th 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

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.