Democratic Republic of Congo vs Kiribati: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Democratic Republic of Congo
58.53 per 100 people
in 2024
Kiribati
53.52 per 100 people
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
197th
Kiribati rank
199th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Kiribati
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 58.53 per 100 people against 53.52 per 100 people in Kiribati, a difference of 5.01 per 100 people.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kiribati ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 197th and Kiribati ranks 199th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Kiribati in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Kiribati 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 0.0364 per 100 people 0.0217 per 100 people Kiribati
2000s 5.93 per 100 people 1.49 per 100 people 4.44 per 100 people Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 35.34 per 100 people 28.7 per 100 people 6.64 per 100 people Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 50.04 per 100 people 47.65 per 100 people 2.39 per 100 people Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Democratic Republic of Congo or Kiribati?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 58.53 per 100 people against 53.52 per 100 people in Kiribati as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Democratic Republic of Congo and Kiribati?
5.01 per 100 people, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Kiribati?
50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Kiribati rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 197th and Kiribati ranks 199th of 212 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

Indicator
Mobile cellular 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, 13,015 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.