Democratic Republic of Congo vs Kenya: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 71.38 million against 63.96 million in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 7.41 million.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 29th and Kenya ranks 27th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 6,657 | 6,626 | 30.71 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 3.71 million | 6.50 million | 2.79 million | Kenya |
| 2010s | 28.85 million | 37.28 million | 8.43 million | Kenya |
| 2020s | 51.55 million | 66.07 million | 14.52 million | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Democratic Republic of Congo or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 71.38 million against 63.96 million in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya?
- 7.41 million, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 29th and Kenya ranks 27th 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.