Australia vs Sri Lanka: Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled

Australia
30.07 million
in 2024
Sri Lanka
30.62 million
in 2024
Australia rank
48th
Sri Lanka rank
47th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled over time

  • Australia
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 30.62 million against 30.07 million in Australia, a difference of 549,500.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Australia ranks 48th and Sri Lanka ranks 47th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0 β€”
1970s 0 0 0 β€”
1980s 13,057 0 13,057 Australia
1990s 2.49 million 71,741 2.42 million Australia
2000s 16.70 million 4.98 million 11.72 million Australia
2010s 25.52 million 23.40 million 2.12 million Australia
2020s 28.56 million 31.69 million 3.13 million Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled, Australia or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 30.62 million against 30.07 million in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled between Australia and Sri Lanka?
549,500, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sri Lanka?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Australia and Sri Lanka rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled?
Australia ranks 48th and Sri Lanka ranks 47th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
260 places, 13,119 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Mobile cellular subscriptions with 80 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement β€” these are filled holes, not forecasts.