Hong Kong vs Nepal: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Hong Kong
27.05 million
in 2024
Nepal
29.61 million
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
51st
Nepal rank
49th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 29.61 million against 27.05 million in Hong Kong, a difference of 2.55 million.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong's.

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

Hong Kong ranks 51st and Nepal ranks 49th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Nepal Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 18,393 0 18,393 Hong Kong
1990s 1.32 million 550 1.32 million Hong Kong
2000s 8.61 million 1.47 million 7.14 million Hong Kong
2010s 17.35 million 25.71 million 8.37 million Nepal
2020s 23.70 million 35.40 million 11.70 million Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Hong Kong or Nepal?
Nepal, at 29.61 million against 27.05 million in Hong Kong as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Hong Kong and Nepal?
2.55 million, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Nepal?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong and Nepal rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Hong Kong ranks 51st and Nepal ranks 49th 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.