Burundi vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions
Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Burundi
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 23.17 per 100 people against 22.68 per 100 people in Burundi, a difference of 0.49 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Burundi ranks 50th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 49th of 53 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0666 per 100 people | 0.1125 per 100 people | 0.0459 per 100 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | 0.0988 per 100 people | 0.0895 per 100 people | 0.0093 per 100 people | Burundi |
| 1990s | 0.2498 per 100 people | 0.0723 per 100 people | 0.1774 per 100 people | Burundi |
| 2000s | 3.32 per 100 people | 6.13 per 100 people | 2.81 per 100 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 21.56 per 100 people | 20.58 per 100 people | 0.9777 per 100 people | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions, Burundi or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 23.17 per 100 people against 22.68 per 100 people in Burundi as of 2011.
- What is the difference in fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions between Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 0.49 per 100 people, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
- How do Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Burundi ranks 50th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 49th of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, published as Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions are total telephone subscriptions (fixed line plus mobile). Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones. 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.