Sri Lanka vs World: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre
Sri Lanka
528.35 units per square kilometre
in 2023
World
68.41 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
21st
World rank
19th
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time
- Sri Lanka
- World
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 528.35 units per square kilometre against 68.41 units per square kilometre in World, a difference of 459.94 units per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 7.7 times World's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1965 it was World ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 21st and World ranks 19th of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 4 and World in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | β |
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | β |
| 1980s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0164 units per square kilometre | 0.0164 units per square kilometre | World |
| 1990s | 1.14 units per square kilometre | 1.11 units per square kilometre | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 140.79 units per square kilometre | 26.66 units per square kilometre | 114.13 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 376.03 units per square kilometre | 53.66 units per square kilometre | 322.37 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 516.59 units per square kilometre | 65.99 units per square kilometre | 450.6 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre, Sri Lanka or World?
- Sri Lanka, at 528.35 units per square kilometre against 68.41 units per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between Sri Lanka and World?
- 459.94 units per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and World?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and World rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 21st and World ranks 19th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.