East Asia & Pacific vs Hong Kong: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
East Asia & Pacific
12 per 100 people
in 2025
Hong Kong
44.57 per 100 people
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific rank
13th
Hong Kong rank
16th
Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time
- East Asia & Pacific
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 44.57 per 100 people against 12 per 100 people in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 32.57 per 100 people.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 3.7 times East Asia & Pacific's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 13th and Hong Kong ranks 16th of 47 groups.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.39 per 100 people | 21.36 per 100 people | 17.97 per 100 people | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 4.35 per 100 people | 32.51 per 100 people | 28.16 per 100 people | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 8.14 per 100 people | 52.37 per 100 people | 44.23 per 100 people | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 20.73 per 100 people | 57.31 per 100 people | 36.58 per 100 people | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 17.96 per 100 people | 58.84 per 100 people | 40.88 per 100 people | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 13.32 per 100 people | 48.71 per 100 people | 35.39 per 100 people | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, East Asia & Pacific or Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong, at 44.57 per 100 people against 12 per 100 people in East Asia & Pacific as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between East Asia & Pacific and Hong Kong?
- 32.57 per 100 people, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Hong Kong?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do East Asia & Pacific and Hong Kong rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 13th and Hong Kong ranks 16th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). 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 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.