Hong Kong vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time
- Hong Kong
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 44.57 per 100 people against 12 per 100 people in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 32.57 per 100 people.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 3.7 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong ranks 16th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 214 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.59 per 100 people | 1.5 per 100 people | 1.09 per 100 people | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 16.79 per 100 people | 2.52 per 100 people | 14.28 per 100 people | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 32.51 per 100 people | 4.68 per 100 people | 27.83 per 100 people | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 52.37 per 100 people | 8.52 per 100 people | 43.85 per 100 people | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 57.31 per 100 people | 16.91 per 100 people | 40.41 per 100 people | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 58.84 per 100 people | 16.74 per 100 people | 42.1 per 100 people | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 48.71 per 100 people | 13.52 per 100 people | 35.19 per 100 people | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Hong Kong or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Hong Kong, at 44.57 per 100 people against 12 per 100 people in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Hong Kong and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 32.57 per 100 people, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Hong Kong ranks 16th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 214 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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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.