China vs Sri Lanka: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- China
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 132.55 per 100 people against 131.75 per 100 people in China, a difference of 0.8 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
China ranks 53rd and Sri Lanka ranks 52nd of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1970s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1980s | 0.0001 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.0001 per 100 people | China |
| 1990s | 0.7491 per 100 people | 0.3882 per 100 people | 0.361 per 100 people | China |
| 2000s | 29.06 per 100 people | 24.28 per 100 people | 4.79 per 100 people | China |
| 2010s | 93.18 per 100 people | 107.74 per 100 people | 14.57 per 100 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 125.24 per 100 people | 138.77 per 100 people | 13.53 per 100 people | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, China or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 132.55 per 100 people against 131.75 per 100 people in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between China and Sri Lanka?
- 0.8 per 100 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sri Lanka?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do China and Sri Lanka rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- China ranks 53rd and Sri Lanka ranks 52nd of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.