High income vs Papua New Guinea: Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate

High income
-3.4 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
4.03 % change on previous year
in 2022
High income rank
24th
Papua New Guinea rank
26th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate over time

  • High income
  • Papua New Guinea
050100150196119932025

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 4.03 % change on previous year against -3.4 % change on previous year in High income, a difference of 7.43 % change on previous year.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times High income's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1966 it was High income ahead.

High income ranks 24th and Papua New Guinea ranks 26th of 45 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.019 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 0.019 % change on previous year High income
1970s 10.24 % change on previous year 24.07 % change on previous year 13.83 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1980s 4.71 % change on previous year 3.2 % change on previous year 1.51 % change on previous year High income
1990s 3.9 % change on previous year 6.9 % change on previous year 3 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2010s -2.13 % change on previous year 2.63 % change on previous year 4.76 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2020s -2.56 % change on previous year 1.34 % change on previous year 3.9 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate, High income or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 4.03 % change on previous year against -3.4 % change on previous year in High income as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate between High income and Papua New Guinea?
7.43 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Papua New Guinea?
39 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2022.
How do High income and Papua New Guinea rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate?
High income ranks 24th and Papua New Guinea ranks 26th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
259 places, 14,023 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Fixed telephone subscriptions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.