How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Mozambique?

29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population using the Internet. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Mozambique: Share of the population using the Internet

Democratic Republic of Congo

19.7%

in 2024

Mozambique

20.5%

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

192nd

Mozambique rank

191st

Share of the population using the Internet over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Mozambique

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 20.5% against 19.7% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mozambique ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 192nd and Mozambique ranks 191st of 208 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Mozambique	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Mozambique
2000s	0.2%	0.8%	0.6%	Mozambique
2010s	5.3%	6.9%	1.6%	Mozambique
2020s	17.5%	18.0%	0.6%	Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population using the internet, Democratic Republic of Congo or Mozambique?: Mozambique, at 20.5% against 19.7% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of the population using the internet between Democratic Republic of Congo and Mozambique?: 0.8%, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Mozambique?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Mozambique rank globally for share of the population using the internet?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 192nd and Mozambique ranks 191st of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population 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: Share of the population using the Internet
Unit: % of population
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 208 places, 6,217 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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