Sierra Leone vs South Asia: Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate

Sierra Leone
8.53 % change on previous year
in 2022
South Asia
-1.21 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
35th
South Asia rank
38th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • South Asia
0100200199120082025

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 8.53 % change on previous year against -1.21 % change on previous year in South Asia, a difference of 9.74 % change on previous year.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 7.0 times South Asia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 35th and South Asia ranks 38th of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone South Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 77.67 % change on previous year 80.04 % change on previous year 2.37 % change on previous year South Asia
2010s 21.98 % change on previous year 8.84 % change on previous year 13.15 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
2020s 10.11 % change on previous year -3.65 % change on previous year 13.76 % change on previous year Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate, Sierra Leone or South Asia?
Sierra Leone, at 8.53 % change on previous year against -1.21 % change on previous year in South Asia as of 2022.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate between Sierra Leone and South Asia?
9.74 % change on previous year, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and South Asia?
18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
How do Sierra Leone and South Asia rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate?
Sierra Leone ranks 35th and South Asia ranks 38th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Sierra Leone vs South Asia: Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 19 August 2026, from https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/mobile-cellular-subscriptions-annual-growth-rate/sierra-leone/south-asia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/mobile-cellular-subscriptions-annual-growth-rate/sierra-leone/south-asia/">Sierra Leone vs South Asia: Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
259 places, 7,946 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Mobile cellular subscriptions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.