Gambia vs Papua New Guinea: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Gambia
1.6 per 100 people
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
1.69 per 100 people
in 2022
Gambia rank
162nd
Papua New Guinea rank
159th
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Gambia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.69 per 100 people against 1.6 per 100 people in Gambia, a difference of 0.09 per 100 people.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Gambia ranks 162nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 159th of 213 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.188 per 100 people | 0.1756 per 100 people | 0.0124 per 100 people | Gambia |
| 1970s | 0.2346 per 100 people | 0.5255 per 100 people | 0.2909 per 100 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.3673 per 100 people | 0.8295 per 100 people | 0.4622 per 100 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 1.45 per 100 people | 0.9507 per 100 people | 0.5 per 100 people | Gambia |
| 2000s | 2.58 per 100 people | 1.02 per 100 people | 1.56 per 100 people | Gambia |
| 2010s | 2.37 per 100 people | 1.69 per 100 people | 0.679 per 100 people | Gambia |
| 2020s | 2.37 per 100 people | 1.68 per 100 people | 0.6884 per 100 people | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Gambia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.69 per 100 people against 1.6 per 100 people in Gambia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.09 per 100 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
- How do Gambia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Gambia ranks 162nd 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
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.