Fixed line penetration as a percentage of population rose 9.73% to 13.2% in Sri Lanka in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed line penetration as a percentage of population in Sri Lanka reached an all time high of 17.3% in 2010 and an all time low of 0.231% in 1964. When compared to Sri Lanka's main peers, fixed line penetration as a percentage of population in India amounted to 1.69%, 24.6% in Malaysia, 2.69% in Maldives and 0.971% in Myanmar in 2021.
Sri Lanka has been ranked 66th within the group of 140 countries we follow in terms of fixed line penetration as a percentage of population, 11 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Fixed Line Penetration (As % of Population) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bangladesh | % | 0.548% | 0.480% | 0.437% | 0.886% | 0.876% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | % | 1.66% | 1.45% | 0.840% | 0.550% | 0.348% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 16.6% | 14.7% | 13.7% | 13.6% | 13.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 1.93% | 1.82% | 1.72% | 1.60% | 1.52% | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | % | 4.01% | 4.11% | 4.18% | 3.11% | 3.58% | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | % | 14.2% | 18.4% | 16.1% | 20.9% | 20.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | % | 14.5% | 15.3% | 20.6% | 22.9% | 22.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Maldives | % | 5.03% | 4.65% | 4.31% | 3.83% | 3.30% | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | % | 1.00% | 0.991% | 1.06% | 0.989% | 0.985% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 1.68% | 1.45% | 1.36% | 1.34% | 1.24% | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | % | 35.7% | 35.0% | 34.6% | 34.4% | 32.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | % | 15.4% | 11.6% | 12.1% | 11.5% | 10.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | % | 7.55% | 6.67% | 14.0% | 8.52% | 7.59% | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | 7.95% | 6.01% | 4.66% | 4.53% | 3.82% |
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