Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Macau, China: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1.44 units per person
in 2025
Macau, China
2.11 units per person
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
2nd
Macau, China rank
4th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Macau, China
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How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 2.11 units per person against 1.44 units per person in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.67 units per person.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 1.5 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 Macau, China ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 2nd and Macau, China ranks 4th of 45 groups.

Macau, China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Macau, China Difference Ahead
1960s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person
1970s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person
1980s 0 units per person 0.0004 units per person 0.0004 units per person Macau, China
1990s 0.0069 units per person 0.0935 units per person 0.0866 units per person Macau, China
2000s 0.5694 units per person 1.08 units per person 0.5073 units per person Macau, China
2010s 1.25 units per person 2.99 units per person 1.74 units per person Macau, China
2020s 1.34 units per person 2.03 units per person 0.6911 units per person Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Macau, China?
Macau, China, at 2.11 units per person against 1.44 units per person in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Macau, China?
0.67 units per person, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Macau, China?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Macau, China rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 2nd and Macau, China ranks 4th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 13,039 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.