Democratic Republic of Congo vs Eritrea: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 59.12 per 100 people against 58.53 per 100 people in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.59 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Eritrea ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 197th and Eritrea ranks 196th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Eritrea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Eritrea | 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 | 0.0147 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.0147 per 100 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 5.93 per 100 people | 1.64 per 100 people | 4.29 per 100 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 34.76 per 100 people | 15.94 per 100 people | 18.83 per 100 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 46.16 per 100 people | 55.87 per 100 people | 9.71 per 100 people | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Democratic Republic of Congo or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 59.12 per 100 people against 58.53 per 100 people in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2022.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Democratic Republic of Congo and Eritrea?
- 0.59 per 100 people, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Eritrea?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Eritrea rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 197th and Eritrea ranks 196th 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.