Korea vs OECD members: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita
Korea
1.72 units per person
in 2024
OECD members
1.22 units per person
in 2022
Korea rank
16th
OECD members rank
13th
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time
- Korea
- OECD members
How they compare
Korea currently reports 1.72 units per person against 1.22 units per person in OECD members, a difference of 0.5 units per person.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.4 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1960 it was OECD members ahead.
Korea ranks 16th and OECD members ranks 13th of 213 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 4 and OECD members in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | OECD members | 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 | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | OECD members |
| 1990s | 0.1106 units per person | 0.0957 units per person | 0.0149 units per person | Korea |
| 2000s | 0.7764 units per person | 0.7419 units per person | 0.0345 units per person | Korea |
| 2010s | 1.16 units per person | 1.11 units per person | 0.0485 units per person | Korea |
| 2020s | 1.42 units per person | 1.2 units per person | 0.2222 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 OECD members?
- Korea, at 1.72 units per person against 1.22 units per person in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Korea and OECD members?
- 0.5 units per person, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and OECD members?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Korea and OECD members rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- Korea ranks 16th and OECD members ranks 13th 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.