Low & middle income vs Papua New Guinea: Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate

Low & middle income
-2.9 % change on previous year
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
4.03 % change on previous year
in 2022
Low & middle income rank
22nd
Papua New Guinea rank
26th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate over time

  • Low & middle income
  • Papua New Guinea
050100150196619942022

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 4.03 % change on previous year against -2.9 % change on previous year in Low & middle income, a difference of 6.93 % change on previous year.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Low & middle income ahead.

Low & middle income ranks 22nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 26th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 9.13 % change on previous year 6.93 % change on previous year 2.19 % change on previous year Low & middle income
1980s 9.08 % change on previous year 3.2 % change on previous year 5.87 % change on previous year Low & middle income
1990s 15.38 % change on previous year 6.9 % change on previous year 8.49 % change on previous year Low & middle income
2000s 8.58 % change on previous year 4.87 % change on previous year 3.71 % change on previous year Low & middle income
2010s -3.97 % change on previous year 7.52 % change on previous year 11.49 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2020s -1.73 % change on previous year 1.34 % change on previous year 3.08 % 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, Low & middle income or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 4.03 % change on previous year against -2.9 % change on previous year in Low & middle income as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate between Low & middle income and Papua New Guinea?
6.93 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Papua New Guinea?
45 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2022.
How do Low & middle income and Papua New Guinea rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate?
Low & middle income ranks 22nd 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.