Azerbaijan vs Sri Lanka: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Azerbaijan
1.33 million
in 2024
Sri Lanka
1.58 million
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
57th
Sri Lanka rank
54th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.58 million against 1.33 million in Azerbaijan, a difference of 256,180.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Azerbaijan ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 57th and Sri Lanka ranks 54th of 214 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 264,000 44,755 219,245 Azerbaijan
1980s 466,900 83,095 383,805 Azerbaijan
1990s 646,917 271,489 375,429 Azerbaijan
2000s 1.08 million 1.72 million 637,762 Sri Lanka
2010s 1.70 million 2.92 million 1.22 million Sri Lanka
2020s 1.58 million 2.27 million 689,728 Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Azerbaijan or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 1.58 million against 1.33 million in Azerbaijan as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Azerbaijan and Sri Lanka?
256,180, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Sri Lanka?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Azerbaijan and Sri Lanka rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Azerbaijan ranks 57th and Sri Lanka ranks 54th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 14,489 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.