Algeria vs Congo: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers

Algeria
1,075 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Congo
941.83 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Algeria rank
10th
Congo rank
13th

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Algeria
  • Congo
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 1,075 per 1,000 people against 941.83 per 1,000 people in Congo, a difference of 133.17 per 1,000 people.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, Algeria has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 10th and Congo ranks 13th of 53 countries.

Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Congo Difference Ahead
1960s 6.1 per 1,000 people 3.37 per 1,000 people 2.73 per 1,000 people Algeria
1970s 9.95 per 1,000 people 3.94 per 1,000 people 6 per 1,000 people Algeria
1980s 23.5 per 1,000 people 5.2 per 1,000 people 18.3 per 1,000 people Algeria
1990s 41.69 per 1,000 people 7.69 per 1,000 people 34.01 per 1,000 people Algeria
2000s 453.41 per 1,000 people 236.47 per 1,000 people 216.94 per 1,000 people Algeria
2010s 1,041 per 1,000 people 932.49 per 1,000 people 108.27 per 1,000 people Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Algeria or Congo?
Algeria, at 1,075 per 1,000 people against 941.83 per 1,000 people in Congo as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Algeria and Congo?
133.17 per 1,000 people, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Congo?
38 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
How do Algeria and Congo rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
Algeria ranks 10th and Congo ranks 13th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 2,189 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.