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

0.0178 per 100 people, with Mauritania ahead.

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

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 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.

Congo vs Mauritania: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Congo

0.2917 per 100 people

in 2022

Mauritania

0.3095 per 100 people

in 2024

Congo rank

188th

Mauritania rank

186th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Congo
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.3095 per 100 people against 0.2917 per 100 people in Congo, a difference of 0.0178 per 100 people.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 188th and Mauritania ranks 186th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.376 per 100 people	0.1024 per 100 people	0.2736 per 100 people	Congo
1980s	0.5206 per 100 people	0.2257 per 100 people	0.2949 per 100 people	Congo
1990s	0.7364 per 100 people	0.4293 per 100 people	0.3071 per 100 people	Congo
2000s	0.4234 per 100 people	1.4 per 100 people	0.9813 per 100 people	Mauritania
2010s	0.317 per 100 people	1.57 per 100 people	1.25 per 100 people	Mauritania
2020s	0.2936 per 100 people	1.16 per 100 people	0.8685 per 100 people	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Congo or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 0.3095 per 100 people against 0.2917 per 100 people in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Congo and Mauritania?: 0.0178 per 100 people, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Mauritania?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
How do Congo and Mauritania rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Congo ranks 188th and Mauritania ranks 186th 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: 17 September 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.