Hong Kong, China vs Latin America & Caribbean: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

Hong Kong, China
0.4393 units per person
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean
0.12 units per person
in 2025
Hong Kong, China rank
15th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
11th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.4393 units per person against 0.12 units per person in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 0.3193 units per person.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 3.7 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 15th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th of 213 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0227 units per person 0.0129 units per person 0.0098 units per person Hong Kong, China
1970s 0.1646 units per person 0.0244 units per person 0.1402 units per person Hong Kong, China
1980s 0.323 units per person 0.0494 units per person 0.2736 units per person Hong Kong, China
1990s 0.5194 units per person 0.0909 units per person 0.4285 units per person Hong Kong, China
2000s 0.5797 units per person 0.1721 units per person 0.4076 units per person Hong Kong, China
2010s 0.5932 units per person 0.1736 units per person 0.4195 units per person Hong Kong, China
2020s 0.4873 units per person 0.1359 units per person 0.3514 units per person Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, Hong Kong, China or Latin America & Caribbean?
Hong Kong, China, at 0.4393 units per person against 0.12 units per person in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Hong Kong, China and Latin America & Caribbean?
0.3193 units per person, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Latin America & Caribbean?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong, China and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
Hong Kong, China ranks 15th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 14,482 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.