Eritrea vs Papua New Guinea: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Eritrea
2 per 100 people
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
1.69 per 100 people
in 2022
Eritrea rank
156th
Papua New Guinea rank
159th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Eritrea
  • Papua New Guinea
00.511.52196519932022

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 2 per 100 people against 1.69 per 100 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.31 per 100 people.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 156th and Papua New Guinea ranks 159th of 213 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.92 per 100 people 0.9863 per 100 people 0.0663 per 100 people Papua New Guinea
2000s 1.45 per 100 people 1.02 per 100 people 0.43 per 100 people Eritrea
2010s 2.03 per 100 people 1.69 per 100 people 0.333 per 100 people Eritrea
2020s 1.99 per 100 people 1.68 per 100 people 0.3115 per 100 people Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Eritrea or Papua New Guinea?
Eritrea, at 2 per 100 people against 1.69 per 100 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Eritrea and Papua New Guinea?
0.31 per 100 people, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Papua New Guinea?
30 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
How do Eritrea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Eritrea ranks 156th and Papua New Guinea ranks 159th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit
per 100 people
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.