What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Congo, Dem. Rep. and Sierra Leone?

0.0033 per 100 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Dem. Rep. and Sierra Leone?

47 years are reported by both, from 1971 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.

Congo, Dem. Rep. vs Sierra Leone: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Congo, Dem. Rep.

0 per 100 people

in 2024

Sierra Leone

0.0033 per 100 people

in 2022

Congo, Dem. Rep. rank

206th

Sierra Leone rank

205th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Congo, Dem. Rep.
Sierra Leone

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Congo, Dem. Rep. ahead.

Congo, Dem. Rep. ranks 206th and Sierra Leone ranks 205th of 212 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Congo, Dem. Rep. averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Dem. Rep.	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.1114 per 100 people	0.1076 per 100 people	0.0038 per 100 people	Congo, Dem. Rep.
1980s	0.0913 per 100 people	0.3444 per 100 people	0.2532 per 100 people	Sierra Leone
1990s	0.0669 per 100 people	0.3736 per 100 people	0.3067 per 100 people	Sierra Leone
2000s	0.0255 per 100 people	0.5004 per 100 people	0.4749 per 100 people	Sierra Leone
2010s	0.0223 per 100 people	0.2 per 100 people	0.1777 per 100 people	Sierra Leone
2020s	0 per 100 people	0.003 per 100 people	0.003 per 100 people	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Congo, Dem. Rep. or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 0.0033 per 100 people against 0 per 100 people in Congo, Dem. Rep. as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Congo, Dem. Rep. and Sierra Leone?: 0.0033 per 100 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Dem. Rep. and Sierra Leone?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
How do Congo, Dem. Rep. and Sierra Leone rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Congo, Dem. Rep. 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.