Hong Kong, China vs Macau, China: Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita

Hong Kong, China
3.6 units per person
in 2024
Macau, China
2.11 units per person
in 2024
Hong Kong, China rank
2nd
Macau, China rank
4th

Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Macau, China
01234198020022024

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 3.6 units per person against 2.11 units per person in Macau, China, a difference of 1.49 units per person.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.7 times Macau, China's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Macau, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd and Macau, China ranks 4th of 212 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 4 and Macau, China in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Macau, China Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0033 units per person 0.0004 units per person 0.0028 units per person Hong Kong, China
1990s 0.2043 units per person 0.0935 units per person 0.1108 units per person Hong Kong, China
2000s 1.26 units per person 1.08 units per person 0.1819 units per person Hong Kong, China
2010s 2.38 units per person 2.99 units per person 0.6046 units per person Macau, China
2020s 3.18 units per person 2.03 units per person 1.14 units per person Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita, Hong Kong, China or Macau, China?
Hong Kong, China, at 3.6 units per person against 2.11 units per person in Macau, China as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita between Hong Kong, China and Macau, China?
1.49 units per person, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Macau, China?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong, China and Macau, China rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita?
Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd and Macau, China ranks 4th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
212 places, 9,009 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed

Mobile cellular subscriptions by country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.