Democratic Republic of Congo vs Somalia: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Somalia
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 58.53 per 100 people against 53.96 per 100 people in Somalia, a difference of 4.57 per 100 people.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 197th and Somalia ranks 198th of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Somalia | 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 | 3.55 per 100 people | 2.38 per 100 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 35.34 per 100 people | 35.7 per 100 people | 0.3645 per 100 people | Somalia |
| 2020s | 47.91 per 100 people | 51.99 per 100 people | 4.07 per 100 people | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Democratic Republic of Congo or Somalia?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 58.53 per 100 people against 53.96 per 100 people in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia?
- 4.57 per 100 people, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 197th and Somalia ranks 198th 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
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.