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

191,500, with Sierra Leone ahead.

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

27 years are reported by both, from 1981 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.

Gabon vs Sierra Leone: Mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers

Gabon

1.82 million

in 2011

Sierra Leone

2.01 million

in 2010

Gabon rank

40th

Sierra Leone rank

37th

Mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers over time

Gabon
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 2.01 million against 1.82 million in Gabon, a difference of 191,500.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Gabon ranks 40th and Sierra Leone ranks 37th of 53 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1980s	13,087	12,982	105.11	Gabon
1990s	35,978	15,774	20,204	Gabon
2000s	704,872	478,496	226,376	Gabon
2010s	1.64 million	2.01 million	373,620	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers, Gabon or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 2.01 million against 1.82 million in Gabon as of 2010.
What is the difference in mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers between Gabon and Sierra Leone?: 191,500, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Sierra Leone?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2010.
How do Gabon and Sierra Leone rank globally for mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers?: Gabon ranks 40th 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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About this data

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.