Hong Kong vs Small states: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita
Hong Kong
3.6 units per person
in 2024
Small states
1.57 units per person
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
2nd
Small states rank
1st
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time
- Hong Kong
- Small states
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 3.6 units per person against 1.57 units per person in Small states, a difference of 2.03 units per person.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 2.3 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Small states ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 2nd and Small states ranks 1st of 213 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Small states | 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 | 0.0002 units per person | 0.003 units per person | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 0.2043 units per person | 0.0215 units per person | 0.1828 units per person | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 1.26 units per person | 0.4339 units per person | 0.8246 units per person | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 2.38 units per person | 1.03 units per person | 1.36 units per person | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 3.18 units per person | 1.22 units per person | 1.96 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 Small states?
- Hong Kong, at 3.6 units per person against 1.57 units per person in Small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Hong Kong and Small states?
- 2.03 units per person, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Small states?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and Small states rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- Hong Kong ranks 2nd and Small states ranks 1st 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.