Lesotho vs Macao: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Lesotho
1.64 million
in 2024
Macao
1.45 million
in 2024
Lesotho rank
156th
Macao rank
159th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Lesotho
  • Macao
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1.64 million against 1.45 million in Macao, a difference of 195,150.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Macao ahead.

Lesotho ranks 156th and Macao ranks 159th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Macao in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Macao Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 135.6 135.6 Macao
1990s 2,659 38,790 36,131 Macao
2000s 288,309 534,155 245,846 Macao
2010s 1.78 million 1.86 million 79,352 Macao
2020s 1.64 million 1.39 million 251,146 Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Lesotho or Macao?
Lesotho, at 1.64 million against 1.45 million in Macao as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Lesotho and Macao?
195,150, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Macao?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Macao rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Lesotho ranks 156th and Macao ranks 159th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions. 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
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 13,046 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.