Sri Lanka vs Ukraine: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Sri Lanka
132.55 per 100 people
in 2024
Ukraine
133.38 per 100 people
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
52nd
Ukraine rank
49th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 133.38 per 100 people against 132.55 per 100 people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.83 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ukraine ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 52nd and Ukraine ranks 49th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and Ukraine in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Ukraine 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 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
1990s 0.3882 per 100 people 0.0882 per 100 people 0.2999 per 100 people Sri Lanka
2000s 24.28 per 100 people 58.51 per 100 people 34.23 per 100 people Ukraine
2010s 107.74 per 100 people 131.82 per 100 people 24.08 per 100 people Ukraine
2020s 140.32 per 100 people 129.5 per 100 people 10.82 per 100 people Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Sri Lanka or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 133.38 per 100 people against 132.55 per 100 people in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Sri Lanka and Ukraine?
0.83 per 100 people, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Ukraine?
52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Ukraine rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Sri Lanka ranks 52nd and Ukraine ranks 49th 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

Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit
per 100 people
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 13,015 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.