South Korea vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

South Korea
1.72 units per person
in 2024
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1.17 units per person
in 2025
South Korea rank
16th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
15th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

  • South Korea
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
00.511.5196019922025

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 1.72 units per person against 1.17 units per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.55 units per person.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.5 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

South Korea ranks 16th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 South Korea
1990s 0.1106 units per person 0.0177 units per person 0.0929 units per person South Korea
2000s 0.7764 units per person 0.4443 units per person 0.3321 units per person South Korea
2010s 1.16 units per person 1.1 units per person 0.0534 units per person South Korea
2020s 1.52 units per person 1.1 units per person 0.4159 units per person South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, South Korea or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
South Korea, at 1.72 units per person against 1.17 units per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between South Korea and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.55 units per person, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do South Korea and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
South Korea ranks 16th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th 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.