Hong Kong vs IDA blend: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Hong Kong
3.31 million
in 2024
IDA blend
10.00 million
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
35th
IDA blend rank
34th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Hong Kong
  • IDA blend
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M196019922025

How they compare

IDA blend currently reports 10.00 million against 3.31 million in Hong Kong, a difference of 6.69 million.

That makes IDA blend's figure about 3.0 times Hong Kong's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1960 it was IDA blend ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 35th and IDA blend ranks 34th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 1 and IDA blend in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong IDA blend Difference Ahead
1960s 79,145 186,456 107,311 IDA blend
1970s 473,000 311,285 161,715 Hong Kong
1980s 1.81 million 2.03 million 215,823 IDA blend
1990s 3.21 million 4.57 million 1.36 million IDA blend
2000s 3.95 million 8.62 million 4.67 million IDA blend
2010s 4.30 million 9.50 million 5.20 million IDA blend
2020s 3.63 million 10.20 million 6.57 million IDA blend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Hong Kong or IDA blend?
IDA blend, at 10.00 million against 3.31 million in Hong Kong as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Hong Kong and IDA blend?
6.69 million, with IDA blend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and IDA blend?
57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong and IDA blend rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Hong Kong ranks 35th and IDA blend ranks 34th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 14,482 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.