Hong Kong vs United Kingdom: Personal computers

Hong Kong
70.26 per 100 people
in 2008
United Kingdom
79.91 per 100 people
in 2006
Hong Kong rank
9th
United Kingdom rank
7th

Personal computers over time

  • Hong Kong
  • United Kingdom
020406080198519962008

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 79.91 per 100 people against 70.26 per 100 people in Hong Kong, a difference of 9.65 per 100 people.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1988 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 7th of 182 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1980s 2.85 per 100 people 8.35 per 100 people 5.49 per 100 people United Kingdom
1990s 15.62 per 100 people 19.61 per 100 people 3.99 per 100 people United Kingdom
2000s 53.43 per 100 people 53.05 per 100 people 0.3816 per 100 people Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal computers, Hong Kong or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 79.91 per 100 people against 70.26 per 100 people in Hong Kong as of 2006.
What is the difference in personal computers between Hong Kong and United Kingdom?
9.65 per 100 people, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and United Kingdom?
19 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2006.
How do Hong Kong and United Kingdom rank globally for personal computers?
Hong Kong ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 7th of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, published as Personal computers (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Hong Kong vs United Kingdom: Personal computers. Statizoid, drawing on International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Retrieved 27 August 2026, from https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/personal-computers-per-100-people/hong-kong-sar-china/united-kingdom/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/personal-computers-per-100-people/hong-kong-sar-china/united-kingdom/">Hong Kong vs United Kingdom: Personal computers</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Personal computers (per 100 people)
Unit
per 100 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
207 places, 2,768 data points, 1970–2009
Last refreshed

Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.