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South Korea vs Russia: Fixed telephone subscriptions

South Korea
21.29 million
in 2024
Russia
20.82 million
in 2023
South Korea rank
11th
Russia rank
12th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • South Korea
  • Russia
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M196519942024

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 21.29 million against 20.82 million in Russia, a difference of 474,300.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Russia ahead.

Globally, South Korea ranks 11th and Russia ranks 12th 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.