Mozambique vs Sierra Leone: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time
- Mozambique
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 343.25 per 1,000 people against 331.95 per 1,000 people in Mozambique, a difference of 11.3 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mozambique ranks 43rd and Sierra Leone ranks 42nd of 53 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.01 per 1,000 people | 1.14 per 1,000 people | 0.8685 per 1,000 people | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 2.91 per 1,000 people | 3.65 per 1,000 people | 0.739 per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 4.01 per 1,000 people | 3.99 per 1,000 people | 0.0116 per 1,000 people | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 96.36 per 1,000 people | 86.98 per 1,000 people | 9.38 per 1,000 people | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 312.61 per 1,000 people | 343.25 per 1,000 people | 30.63 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, Mozambique or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 343.25 per 1,000 people against 331.95 per 1,000 people in Mozambique as of 2010.
- What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Mozambique and Sierra Leone?
- 11.3 per 1,000 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Sierra Leone?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2010.
- How do Mozambique and Sierra Leone rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
- Mozambique ranks 43rd 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
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.