Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Sierra Leone or East Timor?

East Timor, at 1,691 against 269 in Sierra Leone as of 2024.

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

20 years are reported by both, from 2003 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.

Sierra Leone vs East Timor: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Sierra Leone

269

in 2022

East Timor

1,691

in 2024

Sierra Leone rank

206th

East Timor rank

203rd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Sierra Leone
East Timor

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 1,691 against 269 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1,422.

That makes East Timor's figure about 6.3 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 206th and East Timor ranks 203rd of 214 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 2 and East Timor in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sierra Leone	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
2000s	29,029	2,413	26,615	Sierra Leone
2010s	13,633	2,744	10,888	Sierra Leone
2020s	242.33	1,909	1,667	East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Sierra Leone or East Timor?: East Timor, at 1,691 against 269 in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Sierra Leone and East Timor?: 1,422, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and East Timor?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Sierra Leone and East Timor rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Sierra Leone ranks 206th and East Timor ranks 203rd 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.