What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Albania and Sri Lanka?

0.93 per 100 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Sri Lanka?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Albania vs Sri Lanka: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Albania

5.92 per 100 people

in 2024

Sri Lanka

6.85 per 100 people

in 2024

Albania rank

129th

Sri Lanka rank

125th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Albania
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 6.85 per 100 people against 5.92 per 100 people in Albania, a difference of 0.93 per 100 people.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Albania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Albania ahead.

Albania ranks 129th and Sri Lanka ranks 125th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Albania	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.5721 per 100 people	0.2403 per 100 people	0.3318 per 100 people	Albania
1970s	4.39 per 100 people	0.3067 per 100 people	4.08 per 100 people	Albania
1980s	1.05 per 100 people	0.5166 per 100 people	0.5304 per 100 people	Albania
1990s	2.04 per 100 people	1.51 per 100 people	0.5288 per 100 people	Albania
2000s	8.63 per 100 people	8.43 per 100 people	0.1927 per 100 people	Albania
2010s	9.34 per 100 people	13.54 per 100 people	4.2 per 100 people	Sri Lanka
2020s	6.61 per 100 people	9.96 per 100 people	3.34 per 100 people	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Albania or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 6.85 per 100 people against 5.92 per 100 people in Albania as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Albania and Sri Lanka?: 0.93 per 100 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Sri Lanka?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Albania and Sri Lanka rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Albania ranks 129th and Sri Lanka ranks 125th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit: per 100 people
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.