Central African Republic vs Sierra Leone: Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions
Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Central African Republic
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 40.77 per 100 people against 34.32 per 100 people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 6.45 per 100 people.
That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Central African Republic ranks 41st and Sierra Leone ranks 42nd of 53 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1266 per 100 people | 0.365 per 100 people | 0.2384 per 100 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.2578 per 100 people | 0.3994 per 100 people | 0.1416 per 100 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 4.57 per 100 people | 5.53 per 100 people | 0.9586 per 100 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 30.48 per 100 people | 34.32 per 100 people | 3.84 per 100 people | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions, Central African Republic or Sierra Leone?
- Central African Republic, at 40.77 per 100 people against 34.32 per 100 people in Sierra Leone as of 2011.
- What is the difference in fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions between Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?
- 6.45 per 100 people, with Central African Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
- How do Central African Republic and Sierra Leone rank globally for fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Central African Republic ranks 41st and Sierra Leone ranks 42nd of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, published as Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions are total telephone subscriptions (fixed line plus mobile). Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.