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
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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.

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Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
212 places, 8,465 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed

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.