South Korea vs Kuwait: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people

South Korea

172.52 per 100 people

in 2024

Kuwait

167.68 per 100 people

in 2023

South Korea rank

17th

Kuwait rank

19th

Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

South Korea currently reports 172.52 per 100 people against 167.68 per 100 people in Kuwait, a difference of 4.84 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kuwait ahead.

South Korea ranks 17th and Kuwait ranks 19th of 212 countries.

Indicator: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people
Unit: per 100 people
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: 212 places, 8,985 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

This number can get over 100 when the average person has more than one subscription to a mobile service.