Hong Kong vs Macao: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita
Hong Kong
3.6 units per person
in 2024
Macao
2.11 units per person
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
2nd
Macao rank
4th
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time
- Hong Kong
- Macao
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 3.6 units per person against 2.11 units per person in Macao, a difference of 1.49 units per person.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.7 times Macao's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Macao ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 2nd and Macao ranks 4th of 213 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 4 and Macao in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Macao | 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 | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 0.2043 units per person | 0.0935 units per person | 0.1108 units per person | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 1.26 units per person | 1.08 units per person | 0.1819 units per person | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 2.38 units per person | 2.99 units per person | 0.6046 units per person | Macao |
| 2020s | 3.18 units per person | 2.03 units per person | 1.14 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, Hong Kong or Macao?
- Hong Kong, at 3.6 units per person against 2.11 units per person in Macao as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Hong Kong and Macao?
- 1.49 units per person, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Macao?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and Macao rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- Hong Kong ranks 2nd and Macao ranks 4th of 213 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.