Hong Kong vs Low income: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled
Hong Kong
3.31 million
in 2024
Low income
7.00 million
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
35th
Low income rank
33rd
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled over time
- Hong Kong
- Low income
How they compare
Low income currently reports 7.00 million against 3.31 million in Hong Kong, a difference of 3.69 million.
That makes Low income's figure about 2.1 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Low income ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 35th and Low income ranks 33rd of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 3 and Low income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79,145 | 163,776 | 84,631 | Low income |
| 1970s | 736,052 | 333,248 | 402,804 | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 1.76 million | 1.20 million | 558,257 | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 3.21 million | 2.30 million | 906,261 | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 4.23 million | 7.90 million | 3.67 million | Low income |
| 2020s | 3.63 million | 6.00 million | 2.37 million | Low income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled, Hong Kong or Low income?
- Low income, at 7.00 million against 3.31 million in Hong Kong as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled between Hong Kong and Low income?
- 3.69 million, with Low income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Low income?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and Low income rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
- Hong Kong ranks 35th and Low income ranks 33rd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fixed telephone subscriptions with 153 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.