Burundi vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers (per 1,000 people)
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers (per 1,000 people) over time
- Burundi
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 231.74 per 1,000 people against 226.77 per 1,000 people in Burundi, a difference of 4.97 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Burundi ranks 50th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 49th of 53 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6659 per 1,000 people | 1.12 per 1,000 people | 0.4589 per 1,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | 0.9882 per 1,000 people | 0.8952 per 1,000 people | 0.093 per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 1990s | 2.5 per 1,000 people | 0.7234 per 1,000 people | 1.77 per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 2000s | 33.16 per 1,000 people | 61.27 per 1,000 people | 28.1 per 1,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 215.56 per 1,000 people | 205.78 per 1,000 people | 9.78 per 1,000 people | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Burundi or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 231.74 per 1,000 people against 226.77 per 1,000 people in Burundi as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 4.97 per 1,000 people, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
- How do Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
- Burundi ranks 50th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 49th 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.