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One of these has 3.6Γ— the cost of 1GB of the other.
China vs South Korea
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Internet Speed

Mbps download
China
240 Mbps 5GB movie in ~3 min
South Korea
210 Mbps 5GB movie in ~3 min
's broadband is 1.1Γ— as fast as 's

Internet Users

% of population
South Korea
97.9% of people online
China
91.6% of people online
is 6 pts more online than

Mobile Subscriptions

per 100 people
South Korea
172.5 SIMs per 100 people more SIMs than people
China
131.8 SIMs per 100 people more SIMs than people
carries +41 SIMs per 100 people vs

Cost of 1GB Data

USD Β· mobile
China
$0.52 per GB cheapest
South Korea
$1.85 per GB
1GB costs 3.6Γ— what it costs
The verdict
internet speed China
internet users South Korea
mobile subscriptions South Korea
cost of 1GB China
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One of these has 3.6Γ— the cost of 1GB of the other. Every figure here comes from the same public datasets behind the full comparison β€” World Bank, IMF, UN and national statistics offices.

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