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

0.0079 per 100 people, with Somalia ahead.

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

47 years are reported by both, from 1966 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 Somalia: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Congo

0.2917 per 100 people

in 2022

Somalia

0.2996 per 100 people

in 2023

Congo rank

186th

Somalia rank

185th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Congo
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.2996 per 100 people against 0.2917 per 100 people in Congo, a difference of 0.0079 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 186th and Somalia ranks 185th of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.3375 per 100 people	0.0453 per 100 people	0.2922 per 100 people	Congo
1970s	0.3693 per 100 people	0.0453 per 100 people	0.324 per 100 people	Congo
1980s	0.5268 per 100 people	0.1661 per 100 people	0.3607 per 100 people	Congo
1990s	0.7364 per 100 people	0.2263 per 100 people	0.5101 per 100 people	Congo
2000s	0.4234 per 100 people	0.7439 per 100 people	0.3205 per 100 people	Somalia
2010s	0.3169 per 100 people	0.538 per 100 people	0.221 per 100 people	Somalia
2020s	0.2936 per 100 people	0.5288 per 100 people	0.2352 per 100 people	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Congo or Somalia?: Somalia, at 0.2996 per 100 people against 0.2917 per 100 people in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Congo and Somalia?: 0.0079 per 100 people, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Somalia?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2022.
How do Congo and Somalia rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Congo ranks 186th and Somalia ranks 185th 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.