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

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

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

0.0033 per 100 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.

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

35 years are reported by both, from 1981 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.

Nauru vs Sierra Leone: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Nauru

0 per 100 people

in 2022

Sierra Leone

0.0033 per 100 people

in 2022

Nauru rank

206th

Sierra Leone rank

205th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Nauru
Sierra Leone

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Nauru ahead.

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

Across the 5 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nauru	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1980s	14.39 per 100 people	0.3449 per 100 people	14.05 per 100 people	Nauru
1990s	14.64 per 100 people	0.3736 per 100 people	14.27 per 100 people	Nauru
2000s	18.04 per 100 people	0.5004 per 100 people	17.54 per 100 people	Nauru
2010s	0 per 100 people	0.2457 per 100 people	0.2457 per 100 people	Sierra Leone
2020s	0 per 100 people	0.0033 per 100 people	0.0033 per 100 people	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Nauru or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 0.0033 per 100 people against 0 per 100 people in Nauru as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Nauru and Sierra Leone?: 0.0033 per 100 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Sierra Leone?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
How do Nauru and Sierra Leone rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Nauru 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.