Benin vs Sierra Leone: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Benin
0.0093 per 100 people
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.0033 per 100 people
in 2022
Benin rank
204th
Sierra Leone rank
205th
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Benin
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.0093 per 100 people against 0.0033 per 100 people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.006 per 100 people.
That makes Benin's figure about 2.9 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Benin ranks 204th and Sierra Leone ranks 205th of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0867 per 100 people | 0.1075 per 100 people | 0.0208 per 100 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.1202 per 100 people | 0.1076 per 100 people | 0.0125 per 100 people | Benin |
| 1980s | 0.2544 per 100 people | 0.3444 per 100 people | 0.0901 per 100 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.4284 per 100 people | 0.3736 per 100 people | 0.0548 per 100 people | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.9679 per 100 people | 0.5004 per 100 people | 0.4675 per 100 people | Benin |
| 2010s | 1.16 per 100 people | 0.2 per 100 people | 0.9571 per 100 people | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.1149 per 100 people | 0.003 per 100 people | 0.1119 per 100 people | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Benin or Sierra Leone?
- Benin, at 0.0093 per 100 people against 0.0033 per 100 people in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 0.006 per 100 people, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
- How do Benin and Sierra Leone rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Benin ranks 204th and Sierra Leone ranks 205th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone 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 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.