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Iran vs South Korea: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Iran
28.23 million
in 2024
South Korea
21.29 million
in 2024
Iran rank
8th
South Korea rank
11th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Iran
  • South Korea
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 28.23 million against 21.29 million in South Korea, a difference of 6.94 million.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.3 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Korea ahead.

Globally, Iran ranks 8th and South Korea ranks 11th of 213 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 14,482 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.