Afghanistan vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) over time
- Afghanistan
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 60.1 per 100 people against 58.53 per 100 people in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 1.57 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 194th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 197th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1970s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1980s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1990s | 0 per 100 people | 0.0147 per 100 people | 0.0147 per 100 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 10.44 per 100 people | 5.93 per 100 people | 4.52 per 100 people | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 54.96 per 100 people | 35.34 per 100 people | 19.62 per 100 people | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 57.33 per 100 people | 50.04 per 100 people | 7.29 per 100 people | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Afghanistan or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Afghanistan, at 60.1 per 100 people against 58.53 per 100 people in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 1.57 per 100 people, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Afghanistan ranks 194th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 197th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Mobile cellular 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
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.