Small states vs Sri Lanka: Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled
Small states
32.00 million
in 2025
Sri Lanka
30.62 million
in 2024
Small states rank
44th
Sri Lanka rank
47th
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled over time
- Small states
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Small states currently reports 32.00 million against 30.62 million in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.38 million.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Small states ranks 44th and Sri Lanka ranks 47th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Small states averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Small states | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1980s | 3,304 | 0 | 3,304 | Small states |
| 1990s | 332,786 | 71,741 | 261,044 | Small states |
| 2000s | 7.33 million | 4.98 million | 2.35 million | Small states |
| 2010s | 18.94 million | 23.40 million | 4.46 million | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 24.20 million | 31.69 million | 7.49 million | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled, Small states or Sri Lanka?
- Small states, at 32.00 million against 30.62 million in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled between Small states and Sri Lanka?
- 1.38 million, with Small states ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and Sri Lanka?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Small states and Sri Lanka rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled?
- Small states ranks 44th and Sri Lanka ranks 47th of 47 groups.
- 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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About this data
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.