South Korea vs Tanzania: Mobile cellular subscriptions

South Korea
89.22 million
in 2024
Tanzania
86.77 million
in 2024
South Korea rank
21st
Tanzania rank
22nd

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • South Korea
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 89.22 million against 86.77 million in Tanzania, a difference of 2.45 million.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tanzania ahead.

South Korea ranks 21st and Tanzania ranks 22nd of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 9,677 0 9,677 South Korea
1990s 5.11 million 12,200 5.10 million South Korea
2000s 37.48 million 5.15 million 32.33 million South Korea
2010s 58.80 million 34.40 million 24.40 million South Korea
2020s 78.70 million 64.49 million 14.21 million South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, South Korea or Tanzania?
South Korea, at 89.22 million against 86.77 million in Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between South Korea and Tanzania?
2.45 million, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Tanzania?
51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do South Korea and Tanzania rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
South Korea ranks 21st and Tanzania ranks 22nd 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

Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 13,046 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.