Malaysia vs Sri Lanka: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre

Malaysia
25.57 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
27.59 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
60th
Sri Lanka rank
57th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Malaysia
  • Sri Lanka
0204060196119922023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 27.59 units per square kilometre against 25.57 units per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 2.02 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Malaysia ranks 60th and Sri Lanka ranks 57th of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1985 units per square kilometre 0.4068 units per square kilometre 0.2082 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1970s 0.5196 units per square kilometre 0.6526 units per square kilometre 0.1331 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1980s 2.67 units per square kilometre 1.33 units per square kilometre 1.35 units per square kilometre Malaysia
1990s 9.41 units per square kilometre 4.33 units per square kilometre 5.08 units per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 13.73 units per square kilometre 27.36 units per square kilometre 13.63 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 16.26 units per square kilometre 46.83 units per square kilometre 30.57 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 24.79 units per square kilometre 39.47 units per square kilometre 14.68 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre, Malaysia or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 27.59 units per square kilometre against 25.57 units per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre between Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
2.02 units per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Sri Lanka rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 60th and Sri Lanka ranks 57th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
259 places, 13,559 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.