Congo vs South Sudan: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Congo
- South Sudan
How they compare
Congo currently reports 6.05 million against 5.35 million in South Sudan, a difference of 697,000.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 120th and South Sudan ranks 122nd of 214 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.73 million | 2.39 million | 2.34 million | Congo |
| 2020s | 5.72 million | 4.66 million | 1.06 million | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Congo or South Sudan?
- Congo, at 6.05 million against 5.35 million in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Congo and South Sudan?
- 697,000, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and South Sudan?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Congo and South Sudan rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Congo ranks 120th and South Sudan ranks 122nd 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.