Chad vs Sierra Leone: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers

Chad
320.75 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Sierra Leone
343.25 per 1,000 people
in 2010
Chad rank
44th
Sierra Leone rank
42nd

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Chad
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 343.25 per 1,000 people against 320.75 per 1,000 people in Chad, a difference of 22.5 per 1,000 people.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Chad ranks 44th and Sierra Leone ranks 42nd of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4561 per 1,000 people 1.14 per 1,000 people 0.6815 per 1,000 people Sierra Leone
1980s 0.3676 per 1,000 people 3.65 per 1,000 people 3.29 per 1,000 people Sierra Leone
1990s 0.8324 per 1,000 people 3.99 per 1,000 people 3.16 per 1,000 people Sierra Leone
2000s 68.48 per 1,000 people 86.98 per 1,000 people 18.5 per 1,000 people Sierra Leone
2010s 260.66 per 1,000 people 343.25 per 1,000 people 82.58 per 1,000 people Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Chad or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 343.25 per 1,000 people against 320.75 per 1,000 people in Chad as of 2010.
What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Chad and Sierra Leone?
22.5 per 1,000 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sierra Leone?
28 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2010.
How do Chad and Sierra Leone rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
Chad ranks 44th and Sierra Leone ranks 42nd of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers (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
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers (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
59 places, 2,189 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.