Hong Kong vs Upper middle income: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Hong Kong
44.57 per 100 people
in 2024
Upper middle income
11 per 100 people
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
16th
Upper middle income rank
19th
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Hong Kong
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 44.57 per 100 people against 11 per 100 people in Upper middle income, a difference of 33.57 per 100 people.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 4.1 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong ranks 16th and Upper middle income ranks 19th of 214 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.36 per 100 people | 1.23 per 100 people | 20.14 per 100 people | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 32.51 per 100 people | 2.01 per 100 people | 30.5 per 100 people | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 52.37 per 100 people | 5.72 per 100 people | 46.65 per 100 people | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 57.31 per 100 people | 18.85 per 100 people | 38.47 per 100 people | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 58.84 per 100 people | 16.62 per 100 people | 42.22 per 100 people | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 48.71 per 100 people | 12.32 per 100 people | 36.39 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 Upper middle income?
- Hong Kong, at 44.57 per 100 people against 11 per 100 people in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Hong Kong and Upper middle income?
- 33.57 per 100 people, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Upper middle income?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and Upper middle income rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Hong Kong ranks 16th and Upper middle income ranks 19th 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.