North America vs Papua New Guinea: Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate
North America
-4.3 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
4.03 % change on previous year
in 2022
North America rank
29th
Papua New Guinea rank
26th
Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate over time
- North America
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 4.03 % change on previous year against -4.3 % change on previous year in North America, a difference of 8.33 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
North America ranks 29th and Papua New Guinea ranks 26th of 45 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1970s | 4.93 % change on previous year | 24.07 % change on previous year | 19.14 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 3.81 % change on previous year | 3.2 % change on previous year | 0.6062 % change on previous year | North America |
| 1990s | 3.69 % change on previous year | 6.9 % change on previous year | 3.21 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | -1.96 % change on previous year | 4.87 % change on previous year | 6.83 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | -3.34 % change on previous year | 7.52 % change on previous year | 10.86 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | -5.3 % change on previous year | 1.34 % change on previous year | 6.64 % 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, North America or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 4.03 % change on previous year against -4.3 % change on previous year in North America as of 2022.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate between North America and Papua New Guinea?
- 8.33 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Papua New Guinea?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2022.
- How do North America and Papua New Guinea rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate?
- North America ranks 29th 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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About this data
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.