Which has higher landline internet subscriptions, South Korea or United Kingdom?

United Kingdom, at 29.15 million against 24.72 million in South Korea as of 2024.

What is the difference in landline internet subscriptions between South Korea and United Kingdom?

4.43 million, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and United Kingdom?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Landline Internet subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

South Korea vs United Kingdom: Landline Internet subscriptions

South Korea

24.72 million

in 2024

United Kingdom

29.15 million

in 2024

South Korea rank

11th

United Kingdom rank

9th

Landline Internet subscriptions over time

South Korea
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 29.15 million against 24.72 million in South Korea, a difference of 4.43 million.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Korea	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
2000s	11.80 million	8.47 million	3.33 million	South Korea
2010s	19.61 million	23.78 million	4.18 million	United Kingdom
2020s	23.53 million	28.18 million	4.66 million	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher landline internet subscriptions, South Korea or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 29.15 million against 24.72 million in South Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in landline internet subscriptions between South Korea and United Kingdom?: 4.43 million, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and United Kingdom?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do South Korea and United Kingdom rank globally for landline internet subscriptions?: South Korea ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Landline Internet subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Landline Internet subscriptions
Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 206 places, 4,325 data points, 1998–2024
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Subscriptions to fixed access to the public Internet with a download speed of at least 256 kbit/s.