Hong Kong, China vs United Arab Emirates: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Hong Kong, China
364.85 per 100 people
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
203.21 per 100 people
in 2024
Hong Kong, China rank
2nd
United Arab Emirates rank
4th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 364.85 per 100 people against 203.21 per 100 people in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 161.64 per 100 people.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.8 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 4th of 213 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1980s 0.4051 per 100 people 0.6605 per 100 people 0.2555 per 100 people United Arab Emirates
1990s 20.38 per 100 people 8.12 per 100 people 12.26 per 100 people Hong Kong, China
2000s 124.41 per 100 people 96 per 100 people 28.41 per 100 people Hong Kong, China
2010s 236.57 per 100 people 197.92 per 100 people 38.65 per 100 people Hong Kong, China
2020s 317.78 per 100 people 195.8 per 100 people 121.98 per 100 people Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Hong Kong, China or United Arab Emirates?
Hong Kong, China, at 364.85 per 100 people against 203.21 per 100 people in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Hong Kong, China and United Arab Emirates?
161.64 per 100 people, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and United Arab Emirates?
43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong, China and United Arab Emirates rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 4th of 213 countries.
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

Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit
per 100 people
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 13,015 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.