What is the difference in mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people between Sierra Leone and Turkey?

0.05 per 100 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Turkey?

40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sierra Leone vs Turkey: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people

Sierra Leone

107.88 per 100 people

in 2022

Turkey

107.83 per 100 people

in 2024

Sierra Leone rank

127th

Turkey rank

128th

Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

Sierra Leone
Turkey

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 107.88 per 100 people against 107.83 per 100 people in Turkey, a difference of 0.05 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Turkey ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 127th and Turkey ranks 128th of 212 countries.

Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sierra Leone	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0 per 100 people	0.0059 per 100 people	0.0059 per 100 people	Turkey
1990s	0 per 100 people	2.39 per 100 people	2.39 per 100 people	Turkey
2000s	7.73 per 100 people	56.62 per 100 people	48.88 per 100 people	Turkey
2010s	65.66 per 100 people	91.27 per 100 people	25.61 per 100 people	Turkey
2020s	98.84 per 100 people	99.55 per 100 people	0.712 per 100 people	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people, Sierra Leone or Turkey?: Sierra Leone, at 107.88 per 100 people against 107.83 per 100 people in Turkey as of 2022.
What is the difference in mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people between Sierra Leone and Turkey?: 0.05 per 100 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Turkey?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Sierra Leone and Turkey rank globally for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?: Sierra Leone ranks 127th and Turkey ranks 128th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people
Unit: per 100 people
Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 212 places, 8,985 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

This number can get over 100 when the average person has more than one subscription to a mobile service.