Macao vs Russia: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)

Macao
201.14 per 100 people
in 2024
Russia
186.1 per 100 people
in 2024
Macao rank
5th
Russia rank
8th

Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

  • Macao
  • Russia
0100200300400196019922024

How they compare

Macao currently reports 201.14 per 100 people against 186.1 per 100 people in Russia, a difference of 15.04 per 100 people.

That makes Macao's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Russia ahead.

Macao ranks 5th and Russia ranks 8th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Macao Russia 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 0.0402 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0.0402 per 100 people Macao
1990s 9.46 per 100 people 0.2008 per 100 people 9.26 per 100 people Macao
2000s 105.13 per 100 people 70.04 per 100 people 35.1 per 100 people Macao
2010s 298.02 per 100 people 154.37 per 100 people 143.66 per 100 people Macao
2020s 197.36 per 100 people 173.52 per 100 people 23.84 per 100 people Macao

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Macao or Russia?
Macao, at 201.14 per 100 people against 186.1 per 100 people in Russia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Macao and Russia?
15.04 per 100 people, with Macao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Russia?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Macao and Russia rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Macao ranks 5th and Russia ranks 8th of 214 countries.
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

Indicator
Mobile cellular 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
261 places, 13,022 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.