Hong Kong vs Kazakhstan: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Hong Kong
27.05 million
in 2024
Kazakhstan
26.17 million
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
51st
Kazakhstan rank
54th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Kazakhstan
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How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 27.05 million against 26.17 million in Kazakhstan, a difference of 883,100.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 51st and Kazakhstan ranks 54th of 212 regions.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Kazakhstan Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 18,393 0 18,393 Hong Kong
1990s 1.32 million 10,520 1.31 million Hong Kong
2000s 8.61 million 6.31 million 2.30 million Hong Kong
2010s 17.35 million 26.42 million 9.07 million Kazakhstan
2020s 23.70 million 25.19 million 1.49 million Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Hong Kong or Kazakhstan?
Hong Kong, at 27.05 million against 26.17 million in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Hong Kong and Kazakhstan?
883,100, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Kazakhstan?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong and Kazakhstan rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Hong Kong ranks 51st and Kazakhstan ranks 54th of 212 regions.
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.