East Asia & Pacific vs Hong Kong: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- East Asia & Pacific
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 364.85 per 100 people against 135.1 per 100 people in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 229.75 per 100 people.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 2.7 times East Asia & Pacific's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Hong Kong ahead.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 4th and Hong Kong ranks 2nd of 45 groups.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1970s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1980s | 0.0105 per 100 people | 0.3241 per 100 people | 0.3136 per 100 people | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 2.21 per 100 people | 20.38 per 100 people | 18.17 per 100 people | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 34.71 per 100 people | 124.41 per 100 people | 89.7 per 100 people | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 102.94 per 100 people | 236.57 per 100 people | 133.63 per 100 people | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 129.24 per 100 people | 317.78 per 100 people | 188.54 per 100 people | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, East Asia & Pacific or Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong, at 364.85 per 100 people against 135.1 per 100 people in East Asia & Pacific as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between East Asia & Pacific and Hong Kong?
- 229.75 per 100 people, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Hong Kong?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do East Asia & Pacific and Hong Kong rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 4th and Hong Kong ranks 2nd of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.