Europe & Central Asia vs Macau, China: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Europe & Central Asia
- Macau, China
How they compare
Macau, China currently reports 201.14 per 100 people against 134.6 per 100 people in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 66.54 per 100 people.
That makes Macau, China's figure about 1.5 times Europe & Central Asia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Macau, China ahead.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 5th and Macau, China ranks 5th of 45 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia averaged higher in 1 and Macau, China in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia | 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 | 0.078 per 100 people | 0.0402 per 100 people | 0.0378 per 100 people | Europe & Central Asia |
| 1990s | 5.28 per 100 people | 9.46 per 100 people | 4.19 per 100 people | Macau, China |
| 2000s | 76.25 per 100 people | 105.13 per 100 people | 28.88 per 100 people | Macau, China |
| 2010s | 123.12 per 100 people | 298.02 per 100 people | 174.91 per 100 people | Macau, China |
| 2020s | 127.7 per 100 people | 197.36 per 100 people | 69.66 per 100 people | Macau, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Europe & Central Asia or Macau, China?
- Macau, China, at 201.14 per 100 people against 134.6 per 100 people in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Europe & Central Asia and Macau, China?
- 66.54 per 100 people, with Macau, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Macau, China?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Europe & Central Asia and Macau, China rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 5th 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.