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

19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nepal vs Sri Lanka: Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people

Nepal

10.07 per 100 people

in 2024

Sri Lanka

8.47 per 100 people

in 2024

Nepal rank

119th

Sri Lanka rank

121st

Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people over time

Nepal
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 10.07 per 100 people against 8.47 per 100 people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.6 per 100 people.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Nepal ranks 119th and Sri Lanka ranks 121st of 206 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nepal	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.038 per 100 people	0.4331 per 100 people	0.3951 per 100 people	Sri Lanka
2010s	1.36 per 100 people	3.59 per 100 people	2.24 per 100 people	Sri Lanka
2020s	7.59 per 100 people	9.06 per 100 people	1.47 per 100 people	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher landline internet subscriptions per 100 people, Nepal or Sri Lanka?: Nepal, at 10.07 per 100 people against 8.47 per 100 people in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in landline internet subscriptions per 100 people between Nepal and Sri Lanka?: 1.6 per 100 people, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sri Lanka?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Nepal and Sri Lanka rank globally for landline internet subscriptions per 100 people?: Nepal ranks 119th and Sri Lanka ranks 121st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people
Unit: per 100 people
Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 206 places, 4,325 data points, 1998–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Subscriptions to fixed access to the public Internet with a download speed of at least 256 kbit/s.