Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Mobile cellular subscriptions

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
63.96 million
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
761.00 million
in 2025
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
29th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
29th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 761.00 million against 63.96 million in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 697.04 million.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 11.9 times Congo, Democratic Republic of the's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 29th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 214 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo, Democratic Republic of the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 1,139 1,139 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 6,657 711,500 704,843 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 3.71 million 84.59 million 80.88 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 28.85 million 350.98 million 322.13 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2020s 51.55 million 683.60 million 632.05 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 761.00 million against 63.96 million in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2025.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
697.04 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 29th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th 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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Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 13,046 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.