Chile vs Hong Kong: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Chile
26.22 million
in 2024
Hong Kong
27.05 million
in 2024
Chile rank
53rd
Hong Kong rank
51st

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Chile
  • Hong Kong
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How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 27.05 million against 26.22 million in Chile, a difference of 833,200.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Chile ranks 53rd and Hong Kong ranks 51st of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Hong Kong in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Hong Kong Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0 —
1970s 0 0 0 —
1980s 488.6 18,393 17,905 Hong Kong
1990s 446,684 1.32 million 870,524 Hong Kong
2000s 9.95 million 8.61 million 1.34 million Chile
2010s 23.32 million 17.35 million 5.97 million Chile
2020s 26.20 million 23.70 million 2.50 million Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Chile or Hong Kong?
Hong Kong, at 27.05 million against 26.22 million in Chile as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Chile and Hong Kong?
833,200, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Hong Kong?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Chile and Hong Kong rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Chile ranks 53rd 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

Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 13,046 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.