Hong Kong vs Singapore: Landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre
Hong Kong
3,321 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
2,647 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
2nd
Singapore rank
3rd
Landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre over time
- Hong Kong
- Singapore
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 3,321 units per square kilometre against 2,647 units per square kilometre in Singapore, a difference of 674 units per square kilometre.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.3 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 3rd of 212 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.59 units per square kilometre | 71.26 units per square kilometre | 6.33 units per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 729.69 units per square kilometre | 335.1 units per square kilometre | 394.59 units per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 1,773 units per square kilometre | 1,148 units per square kilometre | 624.69 units per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 3,134 units per square kilometre | 2,124 units per square kilometre | 1,010 units per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 3,764 units per square kilometre | 2,758 units per square kilometre | 1,006 units per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 4,100 units per square kilometre | 2,806 units per square kilometre | 1,294 units per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 3,539 units per square kilometre | 2,664 units per square kilometre | 875.52 units per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre, Hong Kong or Singapore?
- Hong Kong, at 3,321 units per square kilometre against 2,647 units per square kilometre in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre between Hong Kong and Singapore?
- 674 units per square kilometre, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Singapore?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Singapore rank globally for landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- Hong Kong ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 3rd of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Landline phone subscriptions 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.