Telephone faults in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Telephone faults was 23 per 100 mainlines in 1998. ▲ Rising
Telephone faults in Sierra Leone, 1992–1998
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in per 100 mainlines.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 23 per 100 mainlines for telephone faults in 1998. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Sierra Leone ranks 21st of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Telephone faults in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | per 100 mainlines | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 16.6 per 100 mainlines | — |
| 1993 | 22.2 per 100 mainlines | +33.7% |
| 1994 | 10.8 per 100 mainlines | -51.4% |
| 1995 | 9.85 per 100 mainlines | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 10.4 per 100 mainlines | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 21 per 100 mainlines | +101.9% |
| 1998 | 23 per 100 mainlines | +9.5% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 23 per 100 mainlines is below the median for low income countries, which is 33.1 per 100 mainlines, 69% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 23 per 100 mainlines is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23 per 100 mainlines, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
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 telephone faults in Sierra Leone?
- Telephone faults in Sierra Leone was 23 per 100 mainlines in 1998, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest telephone faults recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 23 per 100 mainlines in 1998.
- What is the lowest telephone faults recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.85 per 100 mainlines in 1995.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for telephone faults?
- Sierra Leone ranks 21st out of 44 countries with data for 1998.
- Is telephone faults rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. 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, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as part of Telephone faults (per 100 mainlines). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.