Burkina Faso vs Hong Kong: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Burkina Faso
27.46 million
in 2024
Hong Kong
27.05 million
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
50th
Hong Kong rank
51st

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Hong Kong
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 27.46 million against 27.05 million in Hong Kong, a difference of 402,200.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 50th and Hong Kong ranks 51st of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Hong Kong in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Hong Kong Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 18,393 18,393 Hong Kong
1990s 979.4 1.32 million 1.32 million Hong Kong
2000s 1.12 million 8.61 million 7.49 million Hong Kong
2010s 13.46 million 17.35 million 3.89 million Hong Kong
2020s 25.33 million 23.70 million 1.63 million Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Burkina Faso or Hong Kong?
Burkina Faso, at 27.46 million against 27.05 million in Hong Kong as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Burkina Faso and Hong Kong?
402,200, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Hong Kong?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Hong Kong rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Burkina Faso ranks 50th and Hong Kong ranks 51st of 212 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

Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 13,039 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.