Hong Kong (China) vs Macau (China): Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre

Hong Kong (China)
22,647 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Macau (China)
41,640 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong (China) rank
2nd
Macau (China) rank
1st

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Hong Kong (China)
  • Macau (China)
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How they compare

Macau (China) currently reports 41,640 units per square kilometre against 22,647 units per square kilometre in Hong Kong (China), a difference of 18,993 units per square kilometre.

That makes Macau (China)'s figure about 1.8 times Hong Kong (China)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Macau (China) ahead.

Hong Kong (China) ranks 2nd and Macau (China) ranks 1st of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong (China) averaged higher in 1 and Macau (China) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong (China) Macau (China) Difference Ahead
1960s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre
1970s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre
1980s 18.58 units per square kilometre 6.78 units per square kilometre 11.8 units per square kilometre Hong Kong (China)
1990s 1,262 units per square kilometre 1,940 units per square kilometre 677.33 units per square kilometre Macau (China)
2000s 8,200 units per square kilometre 18,927 units per square kilometre 10,727 units per square kilometre Macau (China)
2010s 16,521 units per square kilometre 59,973 units per square kilometre 43,452 units per square kilometre Macau (China)
2020s 21,773 units per square kilometre 41,578 units per square kilometre 19,805 units per square kilometre Macau (China)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre, Hong Kong (China) or Macau (China)?
Macau (China), at 41,640 units per square kilometre against 22,647 units per square kilometre in Hong Kong (China) as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between Hong Kong (China) and Macau (China)?
18,993 units per square kilometre, with Macau (China) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong (China) and Macau (China)?
51 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong (China) and Macau (China) rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Hong Kong (China) ranks 2nd and Macau (China) ranks 1st of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
259 places, 11,974 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.