North Korea vs Libya: Adoption of communication technologies

North Korea
1.18 million
in 2022
Libya
1.22 million
in 2022
North Korea rank
62nd
Libya rank
60th

Adoption of communication technologies over time

  • North Korea
  • Libya
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 1.22 million against 1.18 million in North Korea, a difference of 37,740.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1983 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 62nd and Libya ranks 60th 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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