Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 765.00 million against 63.96 million in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 701.04 million.
That makes Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 12.0 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 29th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th of 213 countries.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 2,267 | 2,267 | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1990s | 6,657 | 11.79 million | 11.78 million | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2000s | 3.71 million | 243.02 million | 239.31 million | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2010s | 28.85 million | 661.33 million | 632.48 million | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2020s | 51.55 million | 705.40 million | 653.85 million | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), at 765.00 million against 63.96 million in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 701.04 million, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 29th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th of 213 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.