Democratic Republic of Congo vs Somalia: Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people

Democratic Republic of Congo
58.53 per 100 people
in 2024
Somalia
53.96 per 100 people
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
197th
Somalia rank
198th

Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 58.53 per 100 people against 53.96 per 100 people in Somalia, a difference of 4.57 per 100 people.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 197th and Somalia ranks 198th of 212 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Mobile and landline 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, 10,585 data points, 1960–2024
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