Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ethiopia: Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions

Democratic Republic of Congo
23.17 per 100 people
in 2011
Ethiopia
17.65 per 100 people
in 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
49th
Ethiopia rank
51st

Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 23.17 per 100 people against 17.65 per 100 people in Ethiopia, a difference of 5.52 per 100 people.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.3 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 49th and Ethiopia ranks 51st of 53 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1059 per 100 people 0.1541 per 100 people 0.0482 per 100 people Ethiopia
1980s 0.0904 per 100 people 0.2214 per 100 people 0.131 per 100 people Ethiopia
1990s 0.0723 per 100 people 0.2666 per 100 people 0.1943 per 100 people Ethiopia
2000s 6.13 per 100 people 1.88 per 100 people 4.24 per 100 people Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 20.58 per 100 people 13.5 per 100 people 7.07 per 100 people Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions, Democratic Republic of Congo or Ethiopia?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 23.17 per 100 people against 17.65 per 100 people in Ethiopia as of 2011.
What is the difference in fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?
5.52 per 100 people, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia rank globally for fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 49th and Ethiopia ranks 51st 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

Indicator
Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit
per 100 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 2,189 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

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.