East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Macao: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 201.14 per 100 people against 131 per 100 people in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 70.14 per 100 people.
That makes Macao's figure about 1.5 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Macao ahead.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th and Macao ranks 5th of 45 groups.
Macao has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1970s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1980s | 0.0014 per 100 people | 0.0402 per 100 people | 0.0388 per 100 people | Macao |
| 1990s | 0.7399 per 100 people | 9.46 per 100 people | 8.72 per 100 people | Macao |
| 2000s | 29.45 per 100 people | 105.13 per 100 people | 75.68 per 100 people | Macao |
| 2010s | 101.49 per 100 people | 298.02 per 100 people | 196.54 per 100 people | Macao |
| 2020s | 127.12 per 100 people | 197.36 per 100 people | 70.24 per 100 people | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Macao?
- Macao, at 201.14 per 100 people against 131 per 100 people in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Macao?
- 70.14 per 100 people, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Macao?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Macao rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th and Macao ranks 5th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.