Samoa vs Sierra Leone: Share of the population using the Internet
Samoa
21.2%
in 2014
Sierra Leone
25.1%
in 2024
Samoa rank
190th
Sierra Leone rank
187th
Share of the population using the Internet over time
- Samoa
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 25.1% against 21.2% in Samoa, a difference of 3.9%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Samoa ranks 190th and Sierra Leone ranks 187th of 208 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 0.2% | 3.2% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 2.8% | 10.7% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population using the internet, Samoa or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 25.1% against 21.2% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population using the internet between Samoa and Sierra Leone?
- 3.9%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sierra Leone?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2014.
- How do Samoa and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of the population using the internet?
- Samoa ranks 190th and Sierra Leone ranks 187th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population using the Internet. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population who used the Internet in the last three months.