Democratic Republic of Congo vs Somalia: Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions
Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Somalia
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 23.17 per 100 people against 8.02 per 100 people in Somalia, a difference of 15.15 per 100 people.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 2.9 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Somalia ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 49th and Somalia ranks 52nd of 53 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0895 per 100 people | 0.1714 per 100 people | 0.0819 per 100 people | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.0723 per 100 people | 0.2565 per 100 people | 0.1841 per 100 people | Somalia |
| 2000s | 6.13 per 100 people | 5.49 per 100 people | 0.6364 per 100 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 17.98 per 100 people | 8.02 per 100 people | 9.96 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 Somalia?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 23.17 per 100 people against 8.02 per 100 people in Somalia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions between Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia?
- 15.15 per 100 people, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2010.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia rank globally for fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 49th and Somalia ranks 52nd 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.