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Number of Fixed Broadband Internet Connections rose 36.8% to 1.22 mil in Sri Lanka in 2017

Number of Fixed Broadband Internet Connections (mil), 2017
Telcos & Hi-Tech | Sri Lanka | December 31, 2018
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Number of fixed broadband internet connections rose 36.8% to 1.22 mil in Sri Lanka in 2017, according to World Bank.

Historically, number of fixed broadband internet connections in Sri Lanka reached an all time high of 1.22 mil in 2017 and an all time low of 0 mil in 2000. When compared to Sri Lanka's main peers, number of fixed broadband internet connections in India amounted to 17.9 mil, 2.69 mil in Malaysia, 0.036 mil in Maldives and 0.405 mil in Myanmar in 2017.

Sri Lanka has been ranked 65th within the group of 152 countries we follow in terms of number of fixed broadband internet connections, 18 places above the position seen 10 years ago.

Number of Fixed Broadband Internet Connections Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Bangladesh mil ... ... ... 0.469 0.600 1.53 3.09 4.89
Cambodia mil ... ... ... 0.022 0.030 0.033 0.066 0.084
China mil ... ... ... 156 175 189 200 277
India mil ... ... ... 13.4 15.0 14.9 15.8 16.9
Indonesia mil ... ... ... 2.74 2.98 3.25 3.40 3.98
Laos mil ... ... ... 0.007 0.008 0.009 0.011 0.012
Malaysia mil ... ... ... 2.51 2.92 2.94 3.06 3.06
Maldives mil ... ... ... 0.018 0.018 0.020 0.020 0.023
Myanmar mil ... ... ... 0.022 ... ... ... 0.033
Pakistan mil ... ... ... 1.17 1.52 1.63 2.01 1.79
Singapore mil ... ... ... 1.41 1.43 1.49 1.47 1.49
Sri Lanka mil ... ... ... 0.359 0.354 0.424 0.568 0.626
Thailand mil ... ... ... 3.90 4.52 5.19 5.44 6.23
Vietnam mil ... ... ... 3.84 4.78 5.15 6.00 7.66