Macau, China vs New Zealand: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Macau, China
11.28 per 100 people
in 2024
New Zealand
10.82 per 100 people
in 2024
Macau, China rank
100th
New Zealand rank
103rd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Macau, China
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 11.28 per 100 people against 10.82 per 100 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.46 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.

Macau, China ranks 100th and New Zealand ranks 103rd of 213 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau, China New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 1.37 per 100 people 24.66 per 100 people 23.3 per 100 people New Zealand
1970s 1.37 per 100 people 29.84 per 100 people 28.47 per 100 people New Zealand
1980s 14.17 per 100 people 40.22 per 100 people 26.05 per 100 people New Zealand
1990s 36.24 per 100 people 45.53 per 100 people 9.29 per 100 people New Zealand
2000s 35.99 per 100 people 43.76 per 100 people 7.77 per 100 people New Zealand
2010s 24.05 per 100 people 36.71 per 100 people 12.66 per 100 people New Zealand
2020s 13.4 per 100 people 14.57 per 100 people 1.16 per 100 people New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Macau, China or New Zealand?
Macau, China, at 11.28 per 100 people against 10.82 per 100 people in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Macau, China and New Zealand?
0.46 per 100 people, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and New Zealand?
56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Macau, China and New Zealand rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Macau, China ranks 100th and New Zealand ranks 103rd of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit
per 100 people
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.