Lesotho vs Macao: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Lesotho
- Macao
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
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.