Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Sri Lanka or Ukraine?

Sri Lanka, at 1.58 million against 1.43 million in Ukraine as of 2024.

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

64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.

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.

Sri Lanka vs Ukraine: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Sri Lanka

1.58 million

in 2024

Ukraine

1.43 million

in 2023

Sri Lanka rank

54th

Ukraine rank

55th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Sri Lanka
Ukraine

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.58 million against 1.43 million in Ukraine, a difference of 147,350.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ukraine ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 54th and Ukraine ranks 55th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 1 and Ukraine in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1960s	25,236	1.40 million	1.37 million	Ukraine
1970s	40,928	2.65 million	2.61 million	Ukraine
1980s	83,095	5.10 million	5.02 million	Ukraine
1990s	271,489	8.46 million	8.19 million	Ukraine
2000s	1.72 million	11.83 million	10.12 million	Ukraine
2010s	2.92 million	9.51 million	6.59 million	Ukraine
2020s	2.44 million	2.19 million	248,802	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Sri Lanka or Ukraine?: Sri Lanka, at 1.58 million against 1.43 million in Ukraine as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Sri Lanka and Ukraine?: 147,350, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Ukraine?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Ukraine rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Sri Lanka ranks 54th and Ukraine ranks 55th 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: 17 September 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.