Area Database (v4.2.1)

Wealth, Poverty, Assets
% households with a phone
Subnational regions
Sierra Leone
All years

% households with a phone

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Sierra Leone (Africa)  
Total 11.9 17.3 22.8 28.2 33.6 39.0 44.4 49.9 55.3 57.8 60.3 62.8 65.3 69.0 72.7 76.3 80.0 83.7
Bo 6.48 11.9 17.3 22.8 28.2 33.6 39.1 44.5 50.0 52.9 55.8 58.7 61.7 63.8 65.9 68.0 70.0 72.1
Bombali 2.51 8.99 15.5 21.9 28.4 34.9 41.4 47.8 54.3 55.8 57.2 58.6 60.1 65.0 69.9 74.8 79.7 84.6
Bonthe 2.81 8.56 14.3 20.0 25.8 31.5 37.3 43.0 48.8 50.3 51.9 53.5 55.1 61.2 67.3 73.5 79.6 85.8
Kailahun 0.01 2.39 4.77 7.15 12.3 17.4 22.5 27.6 32.7 37.9 43.1 48.2 53.4 55.9 58.4 60.9 63.4 65.9
Kambia 0.01 4.81 9.61 14.4 22.1 29.9 37.6 45.3 53.1 55.8 58.4 61.1 63.8 72.1 80.4 86.9 93.4 99.9
Kenema 3.15 9.29 15.4 21.6 27.7 33.8 39.9 46.1 52.2 54.2 56.2 58.2 60.2 63.8 67.4 70.9 74.5 78.1
Koinadugu 0.01 3.27 6.53 9.79 13.5 17.3 21.0 24.8 28.5 33.7 38.9 44.1 49.3 58.3 67.4 76.5 85.6 94.6
Kono 2.80 7.45 12.1 16.8 21.4 26.1 30.7 35.4 40.0 44.9 49.9 54.8 59.7 62.7 65.6 68.6 71.5 74.5
Moyamba 1.89 6.92 12.0 17.0 22.0 27.1 32.1 37.1 42.2 44.2 46.3 48.4 50.5 55.5 60.6 65.6 70.6 75.7
Port Loko 1.00 8.07 15.1 22.2 29.3 36.4 43.4 50.5 57.6 59.0 60.5 61.9 63.4 63.7 63.9 64.2 64.5 64.8
Pujehun 0.01 2.73 5.44 8.16 17.8 27.4 37.1 46.7 56.3 55.4 54.5 53.6 52.7 53.9 55.0 56.1 57.3 58.4
Tonkolili 0.01 3.87 7.73 11.6 19.1 26.5 34.0 41.5 49.0 46.1 43.2 40.2 37.3 51.1 64.9 76.6 88.2 99.9
Western Rural 54.2 57.7 61.2 64.8 68.3 71.8 75.3 78.9 82.4 83.0 83.6 84.3 84.9 87.9 90.9 93.9 96.9 99.9
Western Urban 65.5 68.8 72.1 75.4 78.7 82.0 85.3 88.6 91.9 92.5 93.1 93.7 94.3 95.4 96.5 97.7 98.8 99.9
Lighter numbers are estimates