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
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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About this data
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.