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Sierra Leone

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In brief

Using the internet: 25.1% (2024). World rank 174 of 188 (1 = best); in Africa, 40 of 52. Home broadband per 100 people: 0 (2021). World rank 206 of 208 (1 = best); in Africa, 52 of 54. Access to electricity: 39.2% (2024). World rank 204 of 214 (1 = best); in Africa, 44 of 54. From 2014 to 2024: using the internet 6.1% → 25.1% and access to electricity 18.8% → 39.2%. Worse than all its neighbours (Guinea and Liberia): using the internet and home broadband per 100 people.

Internet and communications

Using the internet
25.1% 2024
Mobile subscriptions per 100 people
108 2022
Home broadband per 100 people
0 2021
Internet domain
.sl

Energy

Access to electricity
39.2% 2024
Electricity use, kWh per person
No data
Renewable share of energy use
71.6% 2022
Electricity from renewables
75.3% 2021
Electricity from fossil fuels
24.7% 2021
Mains voltage
230 V
Plug types
G

Transport

Driving side
Right
Air passengers per year
50,193 2012
Airports
8 2025
Railways, km
No data

Science and innovation

Research spending, share of GDP
No data
Researchers per million people
No data
Scientific articles per year
86 2023
Patent applications by residents
No data
High-tech share of manufactured exports
0.7% 2018