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

0.0076 per 100 people, with Madagascar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar 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.

Madagascar vs Sierra Leone: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Madagascar

0.0109 per 100 people

in 2023

Sierra Leone

0.0033 per 100 people

in 2022

Madagascar rank

202nd

Sierra Leone rank

205th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Madagascar
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.0109 per 100 people against 0.0033 per 100 people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0076 per 100 people.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 3.4 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 202nd and Sierra Leone ranks 205th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1646 per 100 people	0.1075 per 100 people	0.0571 per 100 people	Madagascar
1970s	0.1901 per 100 people	0.1076 per 100 people	0.0824 per 100 people	Madagascar
1980s	0.2176 per 100 people	0.3444 per 100 people	0.1268 per 100 people	Sierra Leone
1990s	0.2794 per 100 people	0.3736 per 100 people	0.0942 per 100 people	Sierra Leone
2000s	0.5111 per 100 people	0.5004 per 100 people	0.0107 per 100 people	Madagascar
2010s	0.4984 per 100 people	0.2 per 100 people	0.2984 per 100 people	Madagascar
2020s	0.1406 per 100 people	0.003 per 100 people	0.1377 per 100 people	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Madagascar or Sierra Leone?: Madagascar, at 0.0109 per 100 people against 0.0033 per 100 people in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Madagascar and Sierra Leone?: 0.0076 per 100 people, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sierra Leone?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
How do Madagascar and Sierra Leone rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Madagascar ranks 202nd 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.