Macao vs East Timor: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Macao
1.45 million
in 2024
East Timor
1.63 million
in 2024
Macao rank
159th
East Timor rank
157th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Macao
  • East Timor
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How they compare

East Timor currently reports 1.63 million against 1.45 million in Macao, a difference of 181,390.

That makes East Timor's figure about 1.1 times Macao's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Macao ahead.

Macao ranks 159th and East Timor ranks 157th of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 3 and East Timor in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macao East Timor Difference Ahead
1990s 2,232 0 2,232 Macao
2000s 675,698 97,437 578,261 Macao
2010s 1.86 million 1.11 million 750,178 Macao
2020s 1.39 million 1.49 million 100,506 East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Macao or East Timor?
East Timor, at 1.63 million against 1.45 million in Macao as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Macao and East Timor?
181,390, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and East Timor?
23 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Macao and East Timor rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Macao ranks 159th and East Timor ranks 157th 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.