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

0.66 per 100 people, with Sweden ahead.

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

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.

Sri Lanka vs Sweden: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)

Sri Lanka

6.85 per 100 people

in 2024

Sweden

7.51 per 100 people

in 2024

Sri Lanka rank

125th

Sweden rank

122nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

Sri Lanka
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 7.51 per 100 people against 6.85 per 100 people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.66 per 100 people.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 125th and Sweden ranks 122nd of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.2403 per 100 people	32.85 per 100 people	32.61 per 100 people	Sweden
1970s	0.3067 per 100 people	49.41 per 100 people	49.1 per 100 people	Sweden
1980s	0.5166 per 100 people	62.23 per 100 people	61.71 per 100 people	Sweden
1990s	1.51 per 100 people	68.96 per 100 people	67.45 per 100 people	Sweden
2000s	8.43 per 100 people	62.53 per 100 people	54.09 per 100 people	Sweden
2010s	13.54 per 100 people	35.35 per 100 people	21.81 per 100 people	Sweden
2020s	9.96 per 100 people	10.53 per 100 people	0.5695 per 100 people	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Sri Lanka or Sweden?: Sweden, at 7.51 per 100 people against 6.85 per 100 people in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Sri Lanka and Sweden?: 0.66 per 100 people, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sweden?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Sri Lanka and Sweden rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Sri Lanka ranks 125th and Sweden ranks 122nd of 214 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: 261 places, 14,535 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 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.