Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea: Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
0.0509 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0523 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
194th
Papua New Guinea rank
193rd

Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0523 units per square kilometre against 0.0509 units per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0014 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 194th and Papua New Guinea ranks 193rd of 206 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0011 units per square kilometre 0.0082 units per square kilometre 0.0071 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0097 units per square kilometre 0.0303 units per square kilometre 0.0206 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0455 units per square kilometre 0.0484 units per square kilometre 0.0029 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0523 units per square kilometre against 0.0509 units per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
0.0014 units per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
14 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 194th and Papua New Guinea ranks 193rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 5,086 data points, 1998–2023
Last refreshed

Fixed broadband subscriptions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.