Democratic Republic of Congo vs France: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 77.53 million against 63.96 million in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 13.56 million.
That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
Across all 49 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 29th and France ranks 26th of 214 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 32,502 | 32,502 | France |
| 1990s | 6,657 | 6.13 million | 6.12 million | France |
| 2000s | 3.71 million | 46.19 million | 42.48 million | France |
| 2010s | 28.85 million | 65.43 million | 36.58 million | France |
| 2020s | 48.45 million | 75.61 million | 27.16 million | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Democratic Republic of Congo or France?
- France, at 77.53 million against 63.96 million in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Democratic Republic of Congo and France?
- 13.56 million, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and France?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and France rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 29th and France ranks 26th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions. 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.