Korea vs Latin America & Caribbean: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Korea
1.72 units per person
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean
1.17 units per person
in 2025
Korea rank
16th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
18th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Korea
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 1.72 units per person against 1.17 units per person in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 0.55 units per person.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.5 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

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

Korea ranks 16th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 18th of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1960s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person β€”
1970s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person β€”
1980s 0.0002 units per person 0 units per person 0.0002 units per person Korea
1990s 0.1106 units per person 0.0177 units per person 0.0929 units per person Korea
2000s 0.7764 units per person 0.4363 units per person 0.34 units per person Korea
2010s 1.16 units per person 1.09 units per person 0.0701 units per person Korea
2020s 1.52 units per person 1.1 units per person 0.4237 units per person Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Korea or Latin America & Caribbean?
Korea, at 1.72 units per person against 1.17 units per person in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Korea and Latin America & Caribbean?
0.55 units per person, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Latin America & Caribbean?
51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Korea and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
Korea ranks 16th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 18th 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.