Korea vs Romania: Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex
Korea
98.2%
in 2024
Romania
98.5%
in 2023
Korea rank
8th
Romania rank
7th
Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex over time
- Korea
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 98.5% against 98.2% in Korea, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 8th and Romania ranks 7th of 37 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.3% | 95.2% | 0.1% | Korea |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 97.6% | 1.2% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex, Korea or Romania?
- Romania, at 98.5% against 98.2% in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex between Korea and Romania?
- 0.3%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Romania?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Romania rank globally for share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex?
- Korea ranks 8th and Romania ranks 7th of 37 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%).