Hong Kong vs Low income: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Hong Kong
3.31 million
in 2024
Low income
7.00 million
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
35th
Low income rank
35th
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Hong Kong
- Low income
How they compare
Low income currently reports 7.00 million against 3.31 million in Hong Kong, a difference of 3.69 million.
That makes Low income's figure about 2.1 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Low income ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 35th and Low income ranks 35th of 212 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 3 and Low income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79,145 | 163,776 | 84,631 | Low income |
| 1970s | 736,052 | 333,248 | 402,804 | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 1.76 million | 1.20 million | 558,257 | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 3.21 million | 2.30 million | 906,261 | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 4.23 million | 7.90 million | 3.67 million | Low income |
| 2020s | 3.63 million | 6.00 million | 2.37 million | Low income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Hong Kong or Low income?
- Low income, at 7.00 million against 3.31 million in Hong Kong as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Hong Kong and Low income?
- 3.69 million, with Low income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Low income?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and Low income rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Hong Kong ranks 35th and Low income ranks 35th 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.