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
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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About this data
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.