What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Sri Lanka and Sweden?

0.01 units per person, with Sweden ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sweden?

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.

Sri Lanka vs Sweden: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Sri Lanka

1.4 units per person

in 2024

Sweden

1.41 units per person

in 2024

Sri Lanka rank

41st

Sweden rank

38th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

Sri Lanka
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1.41 units per person against 1.4 units per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.01 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 41st and Sweden ranks 38th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Sweden	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	0.013 units per person	0.013 units per person	Sweden
1990s	0.0039 units per person	0.2352 units per person	0.2313 units per person	Sweden
2000s	0.2428 units per person	0.9756 units per person	0.7328 units per person	Sweden
2010s	1.1 units per person	1.24 units per person	0.1408 units per person	Sweden
2020s	1.44 units per person	1.34 units per person	0.0956 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 Sweden?: Sweden, at 1.41 units per person against 1.4 units per person in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Sri Lanka and Sweden?: 0.01 units per person, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sweden?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Sri Lanka and Sweden rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?: Sri Lanka ranks 41st and Sweden 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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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.