Ethiopia vs Sierra Leone: Public payphones

Ethiopia
0.0619 per 1,000 people
in 2009
Sierra Leone
0.0782 per 1,000 people
in 1998
Ethiopia rank
42nd
Sierra Leone rank
40th

Public payphones over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Sierra Leone
00.020.040.060.08198419962009

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0782 per 1,000 people against 0.0619 per 1,000 people in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0163 per 1,000 people.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.3 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 42nd and Sierra Leone ranks 40th of 51 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0201 per 1,000 people 0.0016 per 1,000 people 0.0185 per 1,000 people Ethiopia
1990s 0.0275 per 1,000 people 0.0342 per 1,000 people 0.0067 per 1,000 people Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public payphones, Ethiopia or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.0782 per 1,000 people against 0.0619 per 1,000 people in Ethiopia as of 1998.
What is the difference in public payphones between Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
0.0163 per 1,000 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
13 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 1998.
How do Ethiopia and Sierra Leone rank globally for public payphones?
Ethiopia ranks 42nd and Sierra Leone ranks 40th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Public payphones (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
Public payphones (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
57 places, 943 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Total number of all types of public telephones, including coin- and card-operated and public telephones in call offices. Publicly available phones installed in private places should also be included, as should mobile public telephones. All public telephones regardless of capability (e.g., local calls or national only) should be counted. If the national definition of "payphone" differs from that above (e.g., by excluding pay phones in private places), then respondents should indicate their own definition.