Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ethiopia: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers (per 1,000 people)
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers (per 1,000 people) over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 231.74 per 1,000 people against 176.5 per 1,000 people in Ethiopia, a difference of 55.24 per 1,000 people.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.3 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 49th and Ethiopia ranks 51st of 53 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.06 per 1,000 people | 1.54 per 1,000 people | 0.4819 per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 0.9041 per 1,000 people | 2.21 per 1,000 people | 1.31 per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 0.7234 per 1,000 people | 2.67 per 1,000 people | 1.94 per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 61.27 per 1,000 people | 18.82 per 1,000 people | 42.45 per 1,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 205.78 per 1,000 people | 135.04 per 1,000 people | 70.74 per 1,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Democratic Republic of Congo or Ethiopia?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 231.74 per 1,000 people against 176.5 per 1,000 people in Ethiopia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?
- 55.24 per 1,000 people, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 49th and Ethiopia ranks 51st 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.