Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre was 0.0037 units per square kilometre in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.0037 units per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
205th
of 212 countries
All-time high
0.4544 units per square kilometre
in 2009
All-time low
0.0026 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Years of data
57
1965–2022
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, 1965–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2022, fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone stood at 0.0037 units per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 98.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.4544 units per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 units per square kilometre, in 2020.
Sierra Leone ranks 205th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1586 units per square kilometre | +324.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1593 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1669 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1758 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.203 units per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1758 units per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2092 units per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1753 units per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1753 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1782 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.184 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1879 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1917 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2005 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2183 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2304 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2381 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2408 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2412 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2526 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.263 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3151 units per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3325 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3505 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3671 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3851 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4018 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4198 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4364 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4544 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.194 units per square kilometre | -57.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2217 units per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2494 units per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2217 units per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2286 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2355 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2355 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2355 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0603 units per square kilometre | -74.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | -89.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | -60.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | +42.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0037 units per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1354 units per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0037 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1851 units per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +324.1% | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | 0.1586 units per square kilometre |
| 2019 | -89.1% | 0.0603 units per square kilometre | 0.0066 units per square kilometre |
| 2018 | -74.4% | 0.2355 units per square kilometre | 0.0603 units per square kilometre |
| 2020 | -60.3% | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | 0.0026 units per square kilometre |
| 2010 | -57.3% | 0.4544 units per square kilometre | 0.194 units per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +42.3% | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | 0.0037 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.1777 units per square kilometre | 0.1586 units per square kilometre | 0.2092 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2185 units per square kilometre | 0.184 units per square kilometre | 0.2526 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3726 units per square kilometre | 0.263 units per square kilometre | 0.4544 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1889 units per square kilometre | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | 0.2494 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 202 Benin 0.0127 units per square kilometre compare
- 203 Greenland 0.0122 units per square kilometre compare
- 204 Madagascar 0.0059 units per square kilometre compare
- 206 Central African Republic 0.0034 units per square kilometre compare
- 207 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 207 Guinea 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 207 Guinea-Bissau 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 207 Nauru 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 207 South Sudan 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 207 Chad 0 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Sierra Leone
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.93 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 107.88 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 269 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0033 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 269 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.08 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone was 0.0037 units per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4544 units per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- Sierra Leone ranks 205th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fixed telephone subscriptions ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fixed telephone subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.