Rwanda vs Sierra Leone: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time
- Rwanda
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 409.86 per 1,000 people against 343.25 per 1,000 people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 66.61 per 1,000 people.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Rwanda ranks 40th 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 | Rwanda | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1863 per 1,000 people | 1.14 per 1,000 people | 0.9514 per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.8812 per 1,000 people | 3.65 per 1,000 people | 2.77 per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 1.88 per 1,000 people | 3.99 per 1,000 people | 2.12 per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 69.68 per 1,000 people | 86.98 per 1,000 people | 17.3 per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 337.77 per 1,000 people | 343.25 per 1,000 people | 5.48 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, Rwanda or Sierra Leone?
- Rwanda, at 409.86 per 1,000 people against 343.25 per 1,000 people in Sierra Leone as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 66.61 per 1,000 people, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2010.
- How do Rwanda and Sierra Leone rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
- Rwanda ranks 40th 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.