Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Chad or Sierra Leone?

Sierra Leone, at 0.0033 per 100 people against 0 per 100 people in Chad as of 2022.

What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Chad and Sierra Leone?

0.0033 per 100 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sierra Leone?

51 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.

Chad vs Sierra Leone: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Chad

0 per 100 people

in 2024

Sierra Leone

0.0033 per 100 people

in 2022

Chad rank

206th

Sierra Leone rank

205th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Chad
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0033 per 100 people against 0 per 100 people in Chad, a difference of 0.0033 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Chad ranks 206th and Sierra Leone ranks 205th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0453 per 100 people	0.1075 per 100 people	0.0623 per 100 people	Sierra Leone
1970s	0.0521 per 100 people	0.1076 per 100 people	0.0555 per 100 people	Sierra Leone
1980s	0.0378 per 100 people	0.3449 per 100 people	0.3071 per 100 people	Sierra Leone
1990s	0.0818 per 100 people	0.3736 per 100 people	0.2918 per 100 people	Sierra Leone
2000s	0.2117 per 100 people	0.5004 per 100 people	0.2886 per 100 people	Sierra Leone
2010s	0.1627 per 100 people	0.2 per 100 people	0.0373 per 100 people	Sierra Leone
2020s	0.0236 per 100 people	0.003 per 100 people	0.0206 per 100 people	Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Chad or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 0.0033 per 100 people against 0 per 100 people in Chad as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Chad and Sierra Leone?: 0.0033 per 100 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sierra Leone?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
How do Chad and Sierra Leone rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Chad ranks 206th 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

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: 260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 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.