Namibia vs Sierra Leone: Number of people using the Internet

Namibia
1.97 million people
in 2024
Sierra Leone
2.17 million people
in 2024
Namibia rank
134th
Sierra Leone rank
131st

Number of people using the Internet over time

  • Namibia
  • Sierra Leone
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M199020072024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 2.17 million people against 1.97 million people in Namibia, a difference of 203,790 people.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Namibia ranks 134th and Sierra Leone ranks 131st of 208 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 2,030 people 507.95 people 1,522 people Namibia
2000s 77,110 people 11,116 people 65,994 people Namibia
2010s 615,581 people 493,289 people 122,292 people Namibia
2020s 1.79 million people 1.76 million people 25,064 people Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people using the internet, Namibia or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 2.17 million people against 1.97 million people in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people using the internet between Namibia and Sierra Leone?
203,790 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sierra Leone?
31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of people using the internet?
Namibia ranks 134th and Sierra Leone ranks 131st of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi, published as Number of people using the Internet. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people using the Internet
Unit
people
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
208 places, 6,217 data points, 1990–2025
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