Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre

Korea
859.55 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
70.19 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
12th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
15th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Korea
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0200400600800196519942023

How they compare

Korea currently reports 859.55 units per square kilometre against 70.19 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 789.36 units per square kilometre.

That makes Korea's figure about 12.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Korea ranks 12th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 15th of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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 0.1003 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.1002 units per square kilometre Korea
1990s 52.99 units per square kilometre 0.0504 units per square kilometre 52.94 units per square kilometre Korea
2000s 387.01 units per square kilometre 8.4 units per square kilometre 378.61 units per square kilometre Korea
2010s 603.56 units per square kilometre 34.88 units per square kilometre 568.68 units per square kilometre Korea
2020s 779.34 units per square kilometre 66.74 units per square kilometre 712.6 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, Korea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Korea, at 859.55 units per square kilometre against 70.19 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
789.36 units per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
49 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Korea ranks 12th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 15th of 212 countries.
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.