Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Macao: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 201.14 per 100 people against 142.4 per 100 people in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 58.74 per 100 people.
That makes Macao's figure about 1.4 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Macao ahead.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 2nd 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 | Europe & Central Asia (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 | 0.0007 per 100 people | 0.0402 per 100 people | 0.0395 per 100 people | Macao |
| 1990s | 0.7049 per 100 people | 9.46 per 100 people | 8.76 per 100 people | Macao |
| 2000s | 56.9 per 100 people | 105.13 per 100 people | 48.23 per 100 people | Macao |
| 2010s | 125.27 per 100 people | 298.02 per 100 people | 172.76 per 100 people | Macao |
| 2020s | 133.02 per 100 people | 197.36 per 100 people | 64.34 per 100 people | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Macao?
- Macao, at 201.14 per 100 people against 142.4 per 100 people in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Macao?
- 58.74 per 100 people, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Macao?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Macao rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 2nd 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.