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.

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.

Benin vs Sierra Leone: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)

Benin

0.0093 per 100 people

in 2024

Sierra Leone

0.0033 per 100 people

in 2022

Benin rank

206th

Sierra Leone rank

207th

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) 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 206th and Sierra Leone ranks 207th of 214 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 206th and Sierra Leone ranks 207th of 214 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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Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit: per 100 people
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 14,535 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

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.