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

0.0238 per 100 people, with Sudan ahead.

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

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.

Congo vs Sudan: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)

Congo

0.2917 per 100 people

in 2022

Sudan

0.3155 per 100 people

in 2022

Congo rank

188th

Sudan rank

185th

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

Congo
Sudan

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 0.3155 per 100 people against 0.2917 per 100 people in Congo, a difference of 0.0238 per 100 people.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 188th and Sudan ranks 185th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.3346 per 100 people	0.2371 per 100 people	0.0976 per 100 people	Congo
1970s	0.376 per 100 people	0.2743 per 100 people	0.1017 per 100 people	Congo
1980s	0.5206 per 100 people	0.2822 per 100 people	0.2384 per 100 people	Congo
1990s	0.7364 per 100 people	0.4055 per 100 people	0.3309 per 100 people	Congo
2000s	0.4234 per 100 people	1.84 per 100 people	1.41 per 100 people	Sudan
2010s	0.317 per 100 people	0.8291 per 100 people	0.5121 per 100 people	Sudan
2020s	0.2936 per 100 people	0.296 per 100 people	0.0024 per 100 people	Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Congo or Sudan?: Sudan, at 0.3155 per 100 people against 0.2917 per 100 people in Congo as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Congo and Sudan?: 0.0238 per 100 people, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sudan?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
How do Congo and Sudan rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Congo ranks 188th and Sudan ranks 185th 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: 29 October 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.