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

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

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

55 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.

Chad vs Sierra Leone: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Chad

in 2024

Sierra Leone

269

in 2022

Chad rank

208th

Sierra Leone rank

206th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Chad
Sierra Leone

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1,500	2,700	1,200	Sierra Leone
1970s	2,088	2,700	612.5	Sierra Leone
1980s	1,971	12,982	11,011	Sierra Leone
1990s	5,879	15,774	9,895	Sierra Leone
2000s	22,650	26,892	4,242	Sierra Leone
2010s	22,049	13,633	8,416	Chad
2020s	4,166	242.33	3,923	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 269 against 0 in Chad as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Chad and Sierra Leone?: 269, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sierra Leone?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
How do Chad and Sierra Leone rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Chad 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.