Sierra Leone vs South Africa: Radio sets

Sierra Leone
302.06 per 1,000 people
in 2001
South Africa
247.86 per 1,000 people
in 2002
Sierra Leone rank
14th
South Africa rank
17th

Radio sets over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • South Africa
0100200300400197019862002

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 302.06 per 1,000 people against 247.86 per 1,000 people in South Africa, a difference of 54.2 per 1,000 people.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 14th and South Africa ranks 17th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 164.16 per 1,000 people 226.28 per 1,000 people 62.11 per 1,000 people South Africa
1980s 209.75 per 1,000 people 309.3 per 1,000 people 99.55 per 1,000 people South Africa
1990s 270.12 per 1,000 people 329.84 per 1,000 people 59.71 per 1,000 people South Africa
2000s 307.91 per 1,000 people 342.02 per 1,000 people 34.11 per 1,000 people South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher radio sets, Sierra Leone or South Africa?
Sierra Leone, at 302.06 per 1,000 people against 247.86 per 1,000 people in South Africa as of 2001.
What is the difference in radio sets between Sierra Leone and South Africa?
54.2 per 1,000 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and South Africa?
28 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2001.
How do Sierra Leone and South Africa rank globally for radio sets?
Sierra Leone ranks 14th and South Africa ranks 17th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Radio sets (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Radio sets (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
58 places, 1,538 data points, 1970–2008
Last refreshed

Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Radio sets per 1000 inhabitants is obtained by dividing the number of radio sets in use by the population and multiplying by 1000.