Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 96.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Sierra Leone, 2006–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Sierra Leone stood at 96.0%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Sierra Leone peaked at 96.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70.0%, in 2006.
Sierra Leone ranks 165th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 70.0% | — |
| 2015 | 90.0% | +28.6% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | -17.8% |
| 2019 | 80.0% | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 93.2% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 94.6% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | +1.5% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 96.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 91.6%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 96.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96.9%, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.0% | 70.0% | 70.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 74.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 93.2% | 89.0% | 96.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More science & technology data for Sierra Leone
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 107.88 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.08 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 8.93 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 123.71 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.14 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 8.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 86.32 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Sierra Leone?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Sierra Leone was 96.0% in 2023, according to International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 2006.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Sierra Leone ranks 165th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%).