Hong Kong vs Kazakhstan: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Hong Kong
- Kazakhstan
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
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.