Latin America & Caribbean vs Papua New Guinea: Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate

Latin America & Caribbean
-3.61 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
4.03 % change on previous year
in 2022
Latin America & Caribbean rank
25th
Papua New Guinea rank
26th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Papua New Guinea
050100150196119932025

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 4.03 % change on previous year against -3.61 % change on previous year in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 7.64 % change on previous year.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 25th and Papua New Guinea ranks 26th of 45 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 1.09 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 1.09 % change on previous year Latin America & Caribbean
1970s 14.26 % change on previous year 24.07 % change on previous year 9.81 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1980s 7.24 % change on previous year 3.2 % change on previous year 4.04 % change on previous year Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 10.11 % change on previous year 6.9 % change on previous year 3.21 % change on previous year Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 4.85 % change on previous year 4.87 % change on previous year 0.014 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2010s -0.1195 % change on previous year 7.52 % change on previous year 7.64 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2020s -2.79 % change on previous year 1.34 % change on previous year 4.13 % 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, Latin America & Caribbean or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 4.03 % change on previous year against -3.61 % change on previous year in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate between Latin America & Caribbean and Papua New Guinea?
7.64 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Papua New Guinea?
55 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2022.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Papua New Guinea rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 25th 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
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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.