How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?

52 years are reported by both, from 1970 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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sierra Leone: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Democratic Republic of Congo

in 2024

Sierra Leone

269

in 2022

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

208th

Sierra Leone rank

206th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 269 against 0 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 269.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 208th and Sierra Leone ranks 206th of 214 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1970s	23,989	2,700	21,289	Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s	27,810	12,829	14,981	Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s	27,700	15,774	11,926	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	15,347	26,892	11,546	Sierra Leone
2010s	15,849	13,633	2,217	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	0	242.33	242.33	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 269 against 0 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?: 269, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Democratic Republic of Congo 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.