Democratic Republic of Congo vs Malawi: Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions
Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 26.82 per 100 people against 23.17 per 100 people in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 3.65 per 100 people.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malawi ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 49th and Malawi ranks 47th of 53 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1059 per 100 people | 0.1797 per 100 people | 0.0738 per 100 people | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.0904 per 100 people | 0.2627 per 100 people | 0.1723 per 100 people | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.0723 per 100 people | 0.3977 per 100 people | 0.3254 per 100 people | Malawi |
| 2000s | 6.13 per 100 people | 5.58 per 100 people | 0.5442 per 100 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 20.58 per 100 people | 24.38 per 100 people | 3.8 per 100 people | Malawi |
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 Malawi?
- Malawi, at 26.82 per 100 people against 23.17 per 100 people in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2011.
- What is the difference in fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions between Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi?
- 3.65 per 100 people, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi rank globally for fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 49th and Malawi ranks 47th 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.