Benin vs Congo: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time
- Benin
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 941.83 per 1,000 people against 870.11 per 1,000 people in Benin, a difference of 71.72 per 1,000 people.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
Across all 38 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 16th and Congo ranks 13th of 53 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8838 per 1,000 people | 3.37 per 1,000 people | 2.48 per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 1970s | 1.81 per 1,000 people | 3.94 per 1,000 people | 2.13 per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 1980s | 2.72 per 1,000 people | 5.2 per 1,000 people | 2.48 per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 1990s | 4.89 per 1,000 people | 7.69 per 1,000 people | 2.8 per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 2000s | 174.48 per 1,000 people | 236.47 per 1,000 people | 61.99 per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 2010s | 842.31 per 1,000 people | 932.49 per 1,000 people | 90.17 per 1,000 people | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Benin or Congo?
- Congo, at 941.83 per 1,000 people against 870.11 per 1,000 people in Benin as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Benin and Congo?
- 71.72 per 1,000 people, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Congo?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
- How do Benin and Congo rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
- Benin ranks 16th 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
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.