Rwanda vs Sierra Leone: Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions
Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Rwanda
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 40.99 per 100 people against 34.32 per 100 people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 6.67 per 100 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 | 0.0186 per 100 people | 0.1138 per 100 people | 0.0951 per 100 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.0881 per 100 people | 0.365 per 100 people | 0.2769 per 100 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.1878 per 100 people | 0.3994 per 100 people | 0.2116 per 100 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 6.97 per 100 people | 8.7 per 100 people | 1.73 per 100 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 33.78 per 100 people | 34.32 per 100 people | 0.5479 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, Rwanda or Sierra Leone?
- Rwanda, at 40.99 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 Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 6.67 per 100 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 fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Rwanda ranks 40th 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.