What is the difference in mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers between Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?

184,710, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?

26 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, published as Mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Sierra Leone: Mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers

Central African Republic

1.83 million

in 2011

Sierra Leone

2.01 million

in 2010

Central African Republic rank

39th

Sierra Leone rank

37th

Mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers over time

Central African Republic
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 2.01 million against 1.83 million in Central African Republic, a difference of 184,710.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 39th and Sierra Leone ranks 37th of 53 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1980s	3,298	12,829	9,531	Sierra Leone
1990s	8,619	15,774	7,154	Sierra Leone
2000s	194,531	300,575	106,044	Sierra Leone
2010s	1.34 million	2.01 million	672,360	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers, Central African Republic or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 2.01 million against 1.83 million in Central African Republic as of 2010.
What is the difference in mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers between Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?: 184,710, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
How do Central African Republic and Sierra Leone rank globally for mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers?: Central African Republic ranks 39th and Sierra Leone ranks 37th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, published as Mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,189 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.