How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Kiribati?

44 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

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

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Kiribati: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Democratic Republic of Congo

in 2024

Kiribati

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

208th

Kiribati rank

207th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Kiribati

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 14 against 0 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 14.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 208th and Kiribati ranks 207th of 214 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 5 and Kiribati in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Kiribati	Difference	Ahead
1970s	25,300	485	24,815	Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s	28,433	757.5	27,676	Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s	27,700	2,003	25,697	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	15,347	4,465	10,881	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	15,849	3,597	12,252	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	0	12.8	12.8	Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Democratic Republic of Congo or Kiribati?: Kiribati, at 14 against 0 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Democratic Republic of Congo and Kiribati?: 14, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Kiribati?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Kiribati rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 208th and Kiribati ranks 207th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 14,489 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.