South Korea vs Upper middle income: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita
South Korea
1.72 units per person
in 2024
Upper middle income
1.22 units per person
in 2025
South Korea rank
16th
Upper middle income rank
13th
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time
- South Korea
- Upper middle income
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 1.72 units per person against 1.22 units per person in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.5 units per person.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.4 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Upper middle income ahead.
South Korea ranks 16th and Upper middle income ranks 13th of 213 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Upper middle 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 | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.1106 units per person | 0.009 units per person | 0.1016 units per person | South Korea |
| 2010s | 1.24 units per person | 1.05 units per person | 0.1907 units per person | South Korea |
| 2020s | 1.52 units per person | 1.15 units per person | 0.3684 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 Upper middle income?
- South Korea, at 1.72 units per person against 1.22 units per person in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between South Korea and Upper middle income?
- 0.5 units per person, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Upper middle income?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Upper middle income rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- South Korea ranks 16th and Upper middle income 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.