East Asia & Pacific vs Hong Kong: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

East Asia & Pacific
1.36 units per person
in 2025
Hong Kong
3.6 units per person
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific rank
5th
Hong Kong rank
2nd

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Hong Kong
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How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 3.6 units per person against 1.36 units per person in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 2.24 units per person.

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 5th 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 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person
1970s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person
1980s 0.0001 units per person 0.0033 units per person 0.0032 units per person Hong Kong
1990s 0.0221 units per person 0.2043 units per person 0.1822 units per person Hong Kong
2000s 0.3471 units per person 1.26 units per person 0.9115 units per person Hong Kong
2010s 1.03 units per person 2.38 units per person 1.35 units per person Hong Kong
2020s 1.3 units per person 3.18 units per person 1.88 units per person Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, East Asia & Pacific or Hong Kong?
Hong Kong, at 3.6 units per person against 1.36 units per person in East Asia & Pacific as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between East Asia & Pacific and Hong Kong?
2.24 units per person, 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, per capita?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 5th and Hong Kong ranks 2nd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 13,039 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.