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

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

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

51 years are reported by both, from 1966 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.

Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Guinea

in 2022

Sierra Leone

269

in 2022

Guinea rank

208th

Sierra Leone rank

206th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Guinea
Sierra Leone

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 12 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

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

Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2,054	2,700	646	Sierra Leone
1970s	5,243	2,700	2,543	Guinea
1980s	12,258	12,982	724.67	Sierra Leone
1990s	13,765	15,774	2,009	Sierra Leone
2000s	24,716	26,892	2,177	Sierra Leone
2010s	4,000	15,095	11,095	Sierra Leone
2020s	0	269	269	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Guinea or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 269 against 0 in Guinea as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Guinea and Sierra Leone?: 269, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Sierra Leone?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2022.
How do Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Guinea 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.