South Korea vs Kuwait: Mobile and landline 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 and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

  • South Korea
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

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 50 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.

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

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About this data

Indicator
Mobile and landline 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, 10,585 data points, 1960–2024
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