Korea vs Middle income: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre

Korea
859.55 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle income
97.91 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Korea rank
12th
Middle income rank
11th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Korea
  • Middle income
0200400600800196519942023

How they compare

Korea currently reports 859.55 units per square kilometre against 97.91 units per square kilometre in Middle income, a difference of 761.64 units per square kilometre.

That makes Korea's figure about 8.8 times Middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Middle income ahead.

Korea ranks 12th and Middle income ranks 11th of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre β€”
1970s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre β€”
1980s 0.1003 units per square kilometre 0.0006 units per square kilometre 0.0998 units per square kilometre Korea
1990s 52.99 units per square kilometre 0.3862 units per square kilometre 52.6 units per square kilometre Korea
2000s 387.01 units per square kilometre 19.61 units per square kilometre 367.4 units per square kilometre Korea
2010s 603.56 units per square kilometre 79.01 units per square kilometre 524.54 units per square kilometre Korea
2020s 752.6 units per square kilometre 97.88 units per square kilometre 654.72 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 income?
Korea, at 859.55 units per square kilometre against 97.91 units per square kilometre in Middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between Korea and Middle income?
761.64 units per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Middle income?
48 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
How do Korea and Middle income rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Korea ranks 12th and Middle income ranks 11th 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.