Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Telephone mainlines

Guinea
1.76 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Sierra Leone
2.39 per 1,000 people
in 2010
Guinea rank
50th
Sierra Leone rank
49th

Telephone mainlines over time

  • Guinea
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 2.39 per 1,000 people against 1.76 per 1,000 people in Guinea, a difference of 0.63 per 1,000 people.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.4 times Guinea's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Guinea ranks 50th and Sierra Leone ranks 49th of 53 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s 2.49 per 1,000 people 3.65 per 1,000 people 1.16 per 1,000 people Sierra Leone
1990s 1.89 per 1,000 people 3.99 per 1,000 people 2.1 per 1,000 people Sierra Leone
2000s 2.76 per 1,000 people 5.36 per 1,000 people 2.6 per 1,000 people Sierra Leone
2010s 1.8 per 1,000 people 2.39 per 1,000 people 0.5827 per 1,000 people Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone mainlines, Guinea or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 2.39 per 1,000 people against 1.76 per 1,000 people in Guinea as of 2010.
What is the difference in telephone mainlines between Guinea and Sierra Leone?
0.63 per 1,000 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Sierra Leone?
30 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2010.
How do Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for telephone mainlines?
Guinea ranks 50th and Sierra Leone ranks 49th 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 (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Telephone mainlines (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, 2,199 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.