Cape Verde vs Congo: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers

Cape Verde
940.76 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Congo
941.83 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Cape Verde rank
14th
Congo rank
13th

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Congo
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 941.83 per 1,000 people against 940.76 per 1,000 people in Cape Verde, a difference of 1.07 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 14th and Congo ranks 13th of 53 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 4 and Congo in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Congo Difference Ahead
1970s 4.79 per 1,000 people 3.6 per 1,000 people 1.18 per 1,000 people Cape Verde
1980s 10.19 per 1,000 people 5.2 per 1,000 people 4.99 per 1,000 people Cape Verde
1990s 56.88 per 1,000 people 7.69 per 1,000 people 49.2 per 1,000 people Cape Verde
2000s 382.09 per 1,000 people 236.47 per 1,000 people 145.62 per 1,000 people Cape Verde
2010s 917.8 per 1,000 people 932.49 per 1,000 people 14.68 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, Cape Verde or Congo?
Congo, at 941.83 per 1,000 people against 940.76 per 1,000 people in Cape Verde as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Cape Verde and Congo?
1.07 per 1,000 people, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Congo?
32 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2011.
How do Cape Verde and Congo rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
Cape Verde ranks 14th 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.