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

Sierra Leone, at 269 against 0 in Bhutan as of 2022.

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

57 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bhutan vs Sierra Leone: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Bhutan

in 2024

Sierra Leone

269

in 2022

Bhutan rank

208th

Sierra Leone rank

206th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Bhutan
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 269 against 0 in Bhutan, a difference of 269.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Bhutan ranks 208th and Sierra Leone ranks 206th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1960s	250	2,700	2,450	Sierra Leone
1970s	500.56	2,700	2,199	Sierra Leone
1980s	1,483	12,829	11,346	Sierra Leone
1990s	5,588	15,774	10,185	Sierra Leone
2000s	25,346	26,892	1,546	Sierra Leone
2010s	23,895	13,633	10,262	Bhutan
2020s	20,744	242.33	20,502	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Bhutan or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 269 against 0 in Bhutan as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Bhutan and Sierra Leone?: 269, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Sierra Leone?: 57 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
How do Bhutan and Sierra Leone rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Bhutan ranks 208th and Sierra Leone ranks 206th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 14,489 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 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.