New Zealand vs Sri Lanka: Fixed broadband subscriptions

New Zealand
1.98 million
in 2024
Sri Lanka
1.96 million
in 2024
New Zealand rank
62nd
Sri Lanka rank
63rd

Fixed broadband subscriptions over time

  • New Zealand
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 1.98 million against 1.96 million in Sri Lanka, a difference of 27,350.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was New Zealand ahead.

Globally, New Zealand ranks 62nd and Sri Lanka ranks 63rd of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Fixed broadband subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 5,314 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable modem, DSL, fiber-to-the-home/building, other fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions, satellite broadband and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband. This total is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile-cellular networks. It should include fixed WiMAX and any other fixed wireless technologies. It includes both residential subscriptions and subscriptions for organizations.