South Korea vs Least developed countries: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- South Korea
- Least developed countries
How they compare
Least developed countries currently reports 1.05 billion against 89.22 million in South Korea, a difference of 959.78 million.
That makes Least developed countries's figure about 11.8 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Least developed countries ahead.
South Korea ranks 21st and Least developed countries ranks 24th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 2 and Least developed countries in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Least developed countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 9,677 | 0 | 9,677 | South Korea |
| 1990s | 5.11 million | 154,446 | 4.96 million | South Korea |
| 2000s | 37.48 million | 65.54 million | 28.06 million | Least developed countries |
| 2010s | 58.80 million | 553.94 million | 495.14 million | Least developed countries |
| 2020s | 78.70 million | 902.80 million | 824.10 million | Least developed countries |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, South Korea or Least developed countries?
- Least developed countries, at 1.05 billion against 89.22 million in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between South Korea and Least developed countries?
- 959.78 million, with Least developed countries ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Least developed countries?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Least developed countries rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- South Korea ranks 21st and Least developed countries ranks 24th 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.