Democratic Republic of Congo vs Eritrea: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people

Democratic Republic of Congo

58.53 per 100 people

in 2024

Eritrea

59.12 per 100 people

in 2022

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

197th

Eritrea rank

196th

Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

Eritrea currently reports 59.12 per 100 people against 58.53 per 100 people in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.5926 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Eritrea ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 197th and Eritrea ranks 196th of 212 countries.

Indicator: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people
Unit: per 100 people
Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 212 places, 8,985 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

This number can get over 100 when the average person has more than one subscription to a mobile service.