East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Macau, China: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
170.35 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Macau, China
41,640 units per square kilometre
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
4th
Macau, China rank
1st

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Macau, China
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k196519942023

How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 41,640 units per square kilometre against 170.35 units per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 41,470 units per square kilometre.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 244.4 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Macau, China ahead.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 4th and Macau, China ranks 1st 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 (excluding high income) Macau, China Difference Ahead
1960s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre
1970s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre
1980s 0.0013 units per square kilometre 6.78 units per square kilometre 6.78 units per square kilometre Macau, China
1990s 0.8152 units per square kilometre 1,940 units per square kilometre 1,939 units per square kilometre Macau, China
2000s 34.88 units per square kilometre 18,927 units per square kilometre 18,892 units per square kilometre Macau, China
2010s 129.66 units per square kilometre 59,973 units per square kilometre 59,843 units per square kilometre Macau, China
2020s 167.87 units per square kilometre 41,578 units per square kilometre 41,410 units per square kilometre Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Macau, China?
Macau, China, at 41,640 units per square kilometre against 170.35 units per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Macau, China?
41,470 units per square kilometre, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Macau, China?
51 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Macau, China rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 4th and Macau, China ranks 1st of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
259 places, 11,974 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.