Indonesia vs Papua New Guinea: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Indonesia
1.64 per 100 people
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
1.69 per 100 people
in 2022
Indonesia rank
160th
Papua New Guinea rank
159th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Indonesia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.69 per 100 people against 1.64 per 100 people in Indonesia, a difference of 0.05 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Indonesia ranks 160th and Papua New Guinea ranks 159th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1205 per 100 people 0.1756 per 100 people 0.0551 per 100 people Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.1532 per 100 people 0.5255 per 100 people 0.3723 per 100 people Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.3647 per 100 people 0.8295 per 100 people 0.4648 per 100 people Papua New Guinea
1990s 1.6 per 100 people 0.9507 per 100 people 0.648 per 100 people Indonesia
2000s 6.54 per 100 people 1.02 per 100 people 5.52 per 100 people Indonesia
2010s 9.44 per 100 people 1.69 per 100 people 7.75 per 100 people Indonesia
2020s 3.27 per 100 people 1.68 per 100 people 1.58 per 100 people Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Indonesia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 1.69 per 100 people against 1.64 per 100 people in Indonesia as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea?
0.05 per 100 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Papua New Guinea?
57 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
How do Indonesia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Indonesia ranks 160th 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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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.