Korea vs United Kingdom: Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled

Korea
89.22 million
in 2024
United Kingdom
84.10 million
in 2024
Korea rank
21st
United Kingdom rank
24th

Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled over time

  • Korea
  • United Kingdom
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M198020022024

How they compare

Korea currently reports 89.22 million against 84.10 million in United Kingdom, a difference of 5.12 million.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Korea ranks 21st and United Kingdom ranks 24th of 212 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1980s 8,451 200,500 192,049 United Kingdom
1990s 5.11 million 7.40 million 2.29 million United Kingdom
2000s 37.48 million 61.37 million 23.89 million United Kingdom
2010s 58.80 million 78.62 million 19.82 million United Kingdom
2020s 78.70 million 81.78 million 3.09 million United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled, Korea or United Kingdom?
Korea, at 89.22 million against 84.10 million in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled between Korea and United Kingdom?
5.12 million, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United Kingdom?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Korea and United Kingdom rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled?
Korea ranks 21st and United Kingdom ranks 24th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
212 places, 9,086 data points, 1980–2024
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Mobile cellular subscriptions by country with 77 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement β€” these are filled holes, not forecasts.