Gibraltar vs Hong Kong (China): Fixed telephone subscriptions

Gibraltar
45.61 per 100 people
in 2022
Hong Kong (China)
44.57 per 100 people
in 2024
Gibraltar rank
13th
Hong Kong (China) rank
16th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Gibraltar
  • Hong Kong (China)
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How they compare

Gibraltar currently reports 45.61 per 100 people against 44.57 per 100 people in Hong Kong (China), a difference of 1.04 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gibraltar ahead.

Gibraltar ranks 13th and Hong Kong (China) ranks 16th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Gibraltar averaged higher in 5 and Hong Kong (China) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gibraltar Hong Kong (China) Difference Ahead
1960s 8.44 per 100 people 2.59 per 100 people 5.85 per 100 people Gibraltar
1970s 12.77 per 100 people 12.22 per 100 people 0.5428 per 100 people Gibraltar
1980s 28.58 per 100 people 34.8 per 100 people 6.22 per 100 people Hong Kong (China)
1990s 58.06 per 100 people 52.37 per 100 people 5.69 per 100 people Gibraltar
2000s 84.21 per 100 people 57.31 per 100 people 26.9 per 100 people Gibraltar
2010s 62.86 per 100 people 58.6 per 100 people 4.26 per 100 people Gibraltar
2020s 46.43 per 100 people 50.7 per 100 people 4.27 per 100 people Hong Kong (China)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Gibraltar or Hong Kong (China)?
Gibraltar, at 45.61 per 100 people against 44.57 per 100 people in Hong Kong (China) as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Gibraltar and Hong Kong (China)?
1.04 per 100 people, with Gibraltar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gibraltar and Hong Kong (China)?
52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Gibraltar and Hong Kong (China) rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Gibraltar ranks 13th and Hong Kong (China) ranks 16th of 213 countries.
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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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit
per 100 people
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.