East Asia & Pacific vs Korea: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre

East Asia & Pacific
128.22 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea
859.55 units per square kilometre
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific rank
7th
Korea rank
12th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Korea
0200400600800196519942023

How they compare

Korea currently reports 859.55 units per square kilometre against 128.22 units per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 731.33 units per square kilometre.

That makes Korea's figure about 6.7 times East Asia & Pacific's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Korea ahead.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 7th and Korea ranks 12th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre
1970s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre
1980s 0.009 units per square kilometre 0.1003 units per square kilometre 0.0914 units per square kilometre Korea
1990s 1.81 units per square kilometre 52.99 units per square kilometre 51.18 units per square kilometre Korea
2000s 30.5 units per square kilometre 387.01 units per square kilometre 356.51 units per square kilometre Korea
2010s 97.19 units per square kilometre 603.56 units per square kilometre 506.37 units per square kilometre Korea
2020s 125.4 units per square kilometre 779.34 units per square kilometre 653.93 units per square kilometre Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre, East Asia & Pacific or Korea?
Korea, at 859.55 units per square kilometre against 128.22 units per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between East Asia & Pacific and Korea?
731.33 units per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Korea?
49 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Korea rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 7th and Korea ranks 12th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
259 places, 11,974 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.