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

45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

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

Malaysia vs Sri Lanka: Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita

Malaysia

1.4 units per person

in 2024

Sri Lanka

1.4 units per person

in 2024

Malaysia rank

42nd

Sri Lanka rank

41st

Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita over time

Malaysia
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.4 units per person against 1.4 units per person in Malaysia, a difference of 0 units per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Malaysia ranks 42nd and Sri Lanka ranks 41st of 212 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.0006 units per person	0 units per person	0.0006 units per person	Malaysia
1990s	0.0519 units per person	0.0039 units per person	0.048 units per person	Malaysia
2000s	0.6377 units per person	0.2428 units per person	0.3949 units per person	Malaysia
2010s	1.34 units per person	1.1 units per person	0.2395 units per person	Malaysia
2020s	1.37 units per person	1.44 units per person	0.0628 units per person	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita, Malaysia or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 1.4 units per person against 1.4 units per person in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita between Malaysia and Sri Lanka?: 0 units per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sri Lanka?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Sri Lanka rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita?: Malaysia ranks 42nd and Sri Lanka ranks 41st of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, 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 by country, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 212 places, 9,009 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

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