Hong Kong vs Netherlands: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Hong Kong
3.31 million
in 2024
Netherlands
3.98 million
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
35th
Netherlands rank
32nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 3.98 million against 3.31 million in Hong Kong, a difference of 669,820.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong ranks 35th and Netherlands ranks 32nd of 214 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 79,145 1.25 million 1.17 million Netherlands
1970s 736,052 3.08 million 2.34 million Netherlands
1980s 1.76 million 5.76 million 4.01 million Netherlands
1990s 3.21 million 8.14 million 4.93 million Netherlands
2000s 3.95 million 7.88 million 3.93 million Netherlands
2010s 4.30 million 6.74 million 2.43 million Netherlands
2020s 3.63 million 4.55 million 919,574 Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Hong Kong or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 3.98 million against 3.31 million in Hong Kong as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Hong Kong and Netherlands?
669,820, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Netherlands?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong and Netherlands rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Hong Kong ranks 35th and Netherlands ranks 32nd of 214 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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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 14,489 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.