Hong Kong vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre

Hong Kong
22,647 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
423.99 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
2nd
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank
1st

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Hong Kong
  • South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k196519942023

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 22,647 units per square kilometre against 423.99 units per square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 22,223 units per square kilometre.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 53.4 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 2nd and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 1st of 212 countries.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 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 0 units per square kilometre 18.58 units per square kilometre Hong Kong
1990s 1,262 units per square kilometre 0.1828 units per square kilometre 1,262 units per square kilometre Hong Kong
2000s 8,200 units per square kilometre 60.72 units per square kilometre 8,139 units per square kilometre Hong Kong
2010s 16,521 units per square kilometre 394.68 units per square kilometre 16,126 units per square kilometre Hong Kong
2020s 21,773 units per square kilometre 420.38 units per square kilometre 21,352 units per square kilometre Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre, Hong Kong or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
Hong Kong, at 22,647 units per square kilometre against 423.99 units per square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between Hong Kong and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
22,223 units per square kilometre, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
51 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Hong Kong ranks 2nd and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 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.