Iran vs South Korea: Adoption of communication technologies

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

Adoption of communication technologies 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.

Iran ranks 8th and South Korea ranks 11th of 212 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Adoption of communication technologies
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, 11,803 data points, 1960–2024
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