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
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
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.