Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Niger: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
231.74 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Niger
300.5 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
49th
Niger rank
46th

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the
  • Niger
0100200300196019852011

How they compare

Niger currently reports 300.5 per 1,000 people against 231.74 per 1,000 people in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 68.76 per 1,000 people.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times Congo, Democratic Republic of the's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 49th and Niger ranks 46th of 53 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Congo, Democratic Republic of the averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo, Democratic Republic of the Niger Difference Ahead
1970s 1.06 per 1,000 people 0.7885 per 1,000 people 0.2703 per 1,000 people Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1980s 0.9041 per 1,000 people 1.15 per 1,000 people 0.2497 per 1,000 people Niger
1990s 0.7234 per 1,000 people 1.59 per 1,000 people 0.8651 per 1,000 people Niger
2000s 61.27 per 1,000 people 48.22 per 1,000 people 13.05 per 1,000 people Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2010s 205.78 per 1,000 people 275.61 per 1,000 people 69.83 per 1,000 people Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Niger?
Niger, at 300.5 per 1,000 people against 231.74 per 1,000 people in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Niger?
68.76 per 1,000 people, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Niger?
35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Niger rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 49th and Niger ranks 46th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Niger: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers. Statizoid, drawing on International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Retrieved 26 August 2026, from https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/telephone-mainlines-and-mobile-phone-subscribers-per-1-000-people/congo-dem-rep/niger/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/telephone-mainlines-and-mobile-phone-subscribers-per-1-000-people/congo-dem-rep/niger/">Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Niger: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers</a> — Statizoid

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.