What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Angola and Congo?

0.0798 per 100 people, with Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Congo?

56 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Angola vs Congo: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Angola

0.2119 per 100 people

in 2024

Congo

0.2917 per 100 people

in 2022

Angola rank

188th

Congo rank

186th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Angola
Congo

How they compare

Congo currently reports 0.2917 per 100 people against 0.2119 per 100 people in Angola, a difference of 0.0798 per 100 people.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.4 times Angola's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Congo ahead.

Angola ranks 188th and Congo ranks 186th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 3 and Congo in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Congo	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1735 per 100 people	0.3346 per 100 people	0.1611 per 100 people	Congo
1970s	0.2577 per 100 people	0.376 per 100 people	0.1183 per 100 people	Congo
1980s	0.5075 per 100 people	0.5206 per 100 people	0.0131 per 100 people	Congo
1990s	0.445 per 100 people	0.7364 per 100 people	0.2914 per 100 people	Congo
2000s	0.5631 per 100 people	0.4234 per 100 people	0.1397 per 100 people	Angola
2010s	0.8384 per 100 people	0.317 per 100 people	0.5214 per 100 people	Angola
2020s	0.31 per 100 people	0.2936 per 100 people	0.0164 per 100 people	Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Angola or Congo?: Congo, at 0.2917 per 100 people against 0.2119 per 100 people in Angola as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Angola and Congo?: 0.0798 per 100 people, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Congo?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
How do Angola and Congo rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Angola ranks 188th and Congo ranks 186th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone 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 telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit: per 100 people
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.