Hong Kong, China vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

Hong Kong, China
0.4393 units per person
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.1014 units per person
in 2025
Hong Kong, China rank
15th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
18th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.4393 units per person against 0.1014 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.3379 units per person.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 4.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

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

Hong Kong, China ranks 15th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 18th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0227 units per person 0.004 units per person 0.0187 units per person Hong Kong, China
1970s 0.1646 units per person 0.0091 units per person 0.1555 units per person Hong Kong, China
1980s 0.323 units per person 0.022 units per person 0.301 units per person Hong Kong, China
1990s 0.5194 units per person 0.0433 units per person 0.4762 units per person Hong Kong, China
2000s 0.5797 units per person 0.0886 units per person 0.4911 units per person Hong Kong, China
2010s 0.5932 units per person 0.096 units per person 0.4972 units per person Hong Kong, China
2020s 0.4873 units per person 0.0993 units per person 0.388 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Hong Kong, China, at 0.4393 units per person against 0.1014 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Hong Kong, China and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
0.3379 units per person, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong, China and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
Hong Kong, China ranks 15th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 18th 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.