East Asia & Pacific vs Macau, China: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- East Asia & Pacific
- Macau, China
How they compare
Macau, China currently reports 201.14 per 100 people against 135.1 per 100 people in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 66.04 per 100 people.
That makes Macau, China's figure about 1.5 times East Asia & Pacific's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Macau, China ahead.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 4th and Macau, China ranks 5th of 45 groups.
Macau, China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific | Macau, China | 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 | 0.0105 per 100 people | 0.0402 per 100 people | 0.0297 per 100 people | Macau, China |
| 1990s | 2.21 per 100 people | 9.46 per 100 people | 7.25 per 100 people | Macau, China |
| 2000s | 34.71 per 100 people | 105.13 per 100 people | 70.42 per 100 people | Macau, China |
| 2010s | 102.94 per 100 people | 298.02 per 100 people | 195.08 per 100 people | Macau, China |
| 2020s | 129.24 per 100 people | 197.36 per 100 people | 68.12 per 100 people | Macau, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, East Asia & Pacific or Macau, China?
- Macau, China, at 201.14 per 100 people against 135.1 per 100 people in East Asia & Pacific as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between East Asia & Pacific and Macau, China?
- 66.04 per 100 people, with Macau, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Macau, China?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do East Asia & Pacific and Macau, China rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 4th and Macau, China 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.