Caribbean vs Korea: Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex
Caribbean
75.3%
in 2024
Korea
97.9%
in 2024
Caribbean rank
27th
Korea rank
24th
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex over time
- Caribbean
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 97.9% against 75.3% in Caribbean, a difference of 22.6%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.3 times Caribbean's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Caribbean ranks 27th and Korea ranks 24th of 38 groups.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67.5% | 96.1% | 28.6% | Korea |
| 2020s | 73.4% | 97.3% | 23.9% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex, Caribbean or Korea?
- Korea, at 97.9% against 75.3% in Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex between Caribbean and Korea?
- 22.6%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Korea?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and Korea rank globally for proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex?
- Caribbean ranks 27th and Korea ranks 24th of 38 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.