Cameroon vs Congo: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Cameroon
0.2318 per 100 people
in 2024
Congo
0.2917 per 100 people
in 2022
Cameroon rank
189th
Congo rank
188th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Cameroon
  • Congo
0246196519942024

How they compare

Congo currently reports 0.2917 per 100 people against 0.2318 per 100 people in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0599 per 100 people.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.3 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Congo ahead.

Cameroon ranks 189th and Congo ranks 188th of 214 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Congo in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Congo Difference Ahead
1970s 0.185 per 100 people 0.3864 per 100 people 0.2014 per 100 people Congo
1980s 0.2854 per 100 people 0.5206 per 100 people 0.2352 per 100 people Congo
1990s 0.4979 per 100 people 0.7364 per 100 people 0.2385 per 100 people Congo
2000s 0.9269 per 100 people 0.4234 per 100 people 0.5035 per 100 people Cameroon
2010s 3.85 per 100 people 0.317 per 100 people 3.54 per 100 people Cameroon
2020s 3.46 per 100 people 0.2936 per 100 people 3.17 per 100 people Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Cameroon or Congo?
Congo, at 0.2917 per 100 people against 0.2318 per 100 people in Cameroon as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Cameroon and Congo?
0.0599 per 100 people, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Congo?
46 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
How do Cameroon and Congo rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Cameroon ranks 189th and Congo ranks 188th of 214 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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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
261 places, 14,535 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.