Democratic Republic of Congo vs Romania: Number of people using the Internet

Democratic Republic of Congo
16.02 million users
in 2021
Romania
16.09 million users
in 2021
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
46th
Romania rank
45th

Number of people using the Internet over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Romania
05.0M10.0M15.0M199020052021

How they compare

Romania currently reports 16.09 million users against 16.02 million users in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 67,500 users.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 46th and Romania ranks 45th of 207 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Romania Difference Ahead
1990s 167.08 users 249,488 users 249,321 users Romania
2000s 145,110 users 3.83 million users 3.68 million users Romania
2010s 4.53 million users 10.82 million users 6.29 million users Romania
2020s 14.98 million users 15.65 million users 676,650 users Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people using the internet, Democratic Republic of Congo or Romania?
Romania, at 16.09 million users against 16.02 million users in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of people using the internet between Democratic Republic of Congo and Romania?
67,500 users, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Romania?
26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Romania rank globally for number of people using the internet?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 46th and Romania ranks 45th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in, published as Number of people using the Internet. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of people using the Internet
Unit
users
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
207 places, 5,658 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

The number of individuals using the Internet.