Sri Lanka vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time
- Sri Lanka
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.4 units per person against 0.8324 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.5676 units per person.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 213 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | 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 | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.2428 units per person | 0.1377 units per person | 0.105 units per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1.1 units per person | 0.6469 units per person | 0.4567 units per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.44 units per person | 0.8063 units per person | 0.6312 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, Sri Lanka or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.4 units per person against 0.8324 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 0.5676 units per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 213 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.