Korea vs Upper middle income: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre

Korea
859.55 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
81.02 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
12th
Upper middle income rank
14th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Korea
  • Upper middle income
0200400600800196519942023

How they compare

Korea currently reports 859.55 units per square kilometre against 81.02 units per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 778.53 units per square kilometre.

That makes Korea's figure about 10.6 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Korea ranks 12th and Upper middle income ranks 14th of 212 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Upper middle 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 0.0008 units per square kilometre 0.0995 units per square kilometre Korea
1990s 52.99 units per square kilometre 0.5029 units per square kilometre 52.49 units per square kilometre Korea
2010s 654.54 units per square kilometre 70.21 units per square kilometre 584.33 units per square kilometre Korea
2020s 779.34 units per square kilometre 78.22 units per square kilometre 701.12 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 Upper middle income?
Korea, at 859.55 units per square kilometre against 81.02 units per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between Korea and Upper middle income?
778.53 units per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Upper middle income?
34 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Korea and Upper middle income rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Korea ranks 12th and Upper middle income ranks 14th 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.