Australia vs Hong Kong: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Australia
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Australia currently reports 30.07 million against 27.05 million in Hong Kong, a difference of 3.02 million.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Australia ranks 48th and Hong Kong ranks 51st of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Hong Kong in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 13,057 | 18,393 | 5,336 | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 2.49 million | 1.32 million | 1.18 million | Australia |
| 2000s | 16.70 million | 8.61 million | 8.09 million | Australia |
| 2010s | 25.52 million | 17.35 million | 8.18 million | Australia |
| 2020s | 28.56 million | 23.70 million | 4.86 million | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Australia or Hong Kong?
- Australia, at 30.07 million against 27.05 million in Hong Kong as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Australia and Hong Kong?
- 3.02 million, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Hong Kong?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Hong Kong rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Australia ranks 48th and Hong Kong ranks 51st of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.