Congo vs Mauritania: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers

Congo
941.83 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Mauritania
956.38 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Congo rank
13th
Mauritania rank
12th

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Congo
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 956.38 per 1,000 people against 941.83 per 1,000 people in Congo, a difference of 14.55 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 13th and Mauritania ranks 12th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Mauritania Difference Ahead
1970s 3.94 per 1,000 people 1.35 per 1,000 people 2.59 per 1,000 people Congo
1980s 5.2 per 1,000 people 2.26 per 1,000 people 2.94 per 1,000 people Congo
1990s 7.69 per 1,000 people 4.15 per 1,000 people 3.54 per 1,000 people Congo
2000s 236.47 per 1,000 people 287.34 per 1,000 people 50.87 per 1,000 people Mauritania
2010s 932.49 per 1,000 people 889.72 per 1,000 people 42.76 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, Congo or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 956.38 per 1,000 people against 941.83 per 1,000 people in Congo as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Congo and Mauritania?
14.55 per 1,000 people, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Mauritania?
37 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do Congo and Mauritania rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
Congo ranks 13th and Mauritania ranks 12th 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.