Macao vs East Timor: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Macao
- East Timor
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
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.