What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between South Asia (IDA & IBRD) and Sri Lanka?

0.5822 units per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia (IDA & IBRD) and Sri Lanka?

53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) vs Sri Lanka: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

0.8178 units per person

in 2025

Sri Lanka

1.4 units per person

in 2024

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank

41st

Sri Lanka rank

41st

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.4 units per person against 0.8178 units per person in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.5822 units per person.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.7 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 53 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 41st and Sri Lanka ranks 41st of 47 groups.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 units per person	0 units per person	0 units per person	—
1970s	0 units per person	0 units per person	0 units per person	—
1980s	0 units per person	0 units per person	0 units per person	—
1990s	0.0005 units per person	0.0039 units per person	0.0034 units per person	Sri Lanka
2000s	0.1458 units per person	0.2428 units per person	0.097 units per person	Sri Lanka
2010s	0.8614 units per person	1.1 units per person	0.2422 units per person	Sri Lanka
2020s	0.8527 units per person	1.44 units per person	0.5847 units per person	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, South Asia (IDA & IBRD) or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 1.4 units per person against 0.8178 units per person in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between South Asia (IDA & IBRD) and Sri Lanka?: 0.5822 units per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia (IDA & IBRD) and Sri Lanka?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do South Asia (IDA & IBRD) and Sri Lanka rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?: South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 41st and Sri Lanka ranks 41st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 260 places, 13,039 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.