Democratic Republic of Congo vs Malawi: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 268.19 per 1,000 people against 231.74 per 1,000 people in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 36.45 per 1,000 people.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malawi ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 49th and Malawi ranks 47th of 53 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.06 per 1,000 people | 1.8 per 1,000 people | 0.7382 per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.9041 per 1,000 people | 2.63 per 1,000 people | 1.72 per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.7234 per 1,000 people | 3.98 per 1,000 people | 3.25 per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2000s | 61.27 per 1,000 people | 55.83 per 1,000 people | 5.44 per 1,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 205.78 per 1,000 people | 243.8 per 1,000 people | 38.02 per 1,000 people | Malawi |
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 Malawi?
- Malawi, at 268.19 per 1,000 people against 231.74 per 1,000 people in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi?
- 36.45 per 1,000 people, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 49th and Malawi ranks 47th 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.