Ethiopia vs South Korea: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Ethiopia
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 89.22 million against 85.95 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 3.28 million.
Across all 50 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 23rd and South Korea ranks 21st of 214 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 9,677 | 9,677 | South Korea |
| 1990s | 674 | 5.11 million | 5.11 million | South Korea |
| 2000s | 879,454 | 37.48 million | 36.60 million | South Korea |
| 2010s | 30.30 million | 57.96 million | 27.66 million | South Korea |
| 2020s | 68.69 million | 78.70 million | 10.01 million | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Ethiopia or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 89.22 million against 85.95 million in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Ethiopia and South Korea?
- 3.28 million, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and South Korea?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and South Korea rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Ethiopia ranks 23rd and South Korea ranks 21st of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.