Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP

Burkina Faso
0.0012 units per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.0013 units per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Burkina Faso rank
8th
Sierra Leone rank
7th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 8th and Sierra Leone ranks 7th of 205 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP
1970s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP
1980s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP
1990s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Burkina Faso
2000s 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Burkina Faso
2010s 0.001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP Burkina Faso
2020s 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of gdp, Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP in Burkina Faso as of 2022.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of gdp between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
48 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of gdp?
Burkina Faso ranks 8th and Sierra Leone ranks 7th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
252 places, 11,883 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.