Hong Kong vs Macao: Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre
Hong Kong
22,647 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Macao
41,640 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
2nd
Macao rank
1st
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre over time
- Hong Kong
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 41,640 units per square kilometre against 22,647 units per square kilometre in Hong Kong, a difference of 18,993 units per square kilometre.
That makes Macao's figure about 1.8 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Macao ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 2nd and Macao ranks 1st of 212 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 1 and Macao in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.58 units per square kilometre | 6.78 units per square kilometre | 11.8 units per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 1,262 units per square kilometre | 1,940 units per square kilometre | 677.33 units per square kilometre | Macao |
| 2000s | 8,200 units per square kilometre | 18,927 units per square kilometre | 10,727 units per square kilometre | Macao |
| 2010s | 16,521 units per square kilometre | 59,973 units per square kilometre | 43,452 units per square kilometre | Macao |
| 2020s | 21,773 units per square kilometre | 41,578 units per square kilometre | 19,805 units per square kilometre | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre, Hong Kong or Macao?
- Macao, at 41,640 units per square kilometre against 22,647 units per square kilometre in Hong Kong as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre between Hong Kong and Macao?
- 18,993 units per square kilometre, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Macao?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Macao rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre?
- Hong Kong ranks 2nd and Macao ranks 1st of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.