Papua New Guinea vs Senegal: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Papua New Guinea
1.69 per 100 people
in 2022
Senegal
1.61 per 100 people
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
159th
Senegal rank
161st

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.69 per 100 people against 1.61 per 100 people in Senegal, a difference of 0.08 per 100 people.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Senegal ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 159th and Senegal ranks 161st of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Senegal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1756 per 100 people 0.2703 per 100 people 0.0947 per 100 people Senegal
1970s 0.5255 per 100 people 0.2748 per 100 people 0.2507 per 100 people Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.8295 per 100 people 0.3623 per 100 people 0.4672 per 100 people Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.9507 per 100 people 0.9889 per 100 people 0.0382 per 100 people Senegal
2000s 1.02 per 100 people 2.22 per 100 people 1.2 per 100 people Senegal
2010s 1.69 per 100 people 2.19 per 100 people 0.502 per 100 people Senegal
2020s 1.68 per 100 people 1.52 per 100 people 0.1593 per 100 people Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Papua New Guinea or Senegal?
Papua New Guinea, at 1.69 per 100 people against 1.61 per 100 people in Senegal as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Papua New Guinea and Senegal?
0.08 per 100 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Senegal?
57 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
How do Papua New Guinea and Senegal rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Papua New Guinea ranks 159th and Senegal ranks 161st 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.