Papua New Guinea vs Zimbabwe: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Papua New Guinea
1.69 per 100 people
in 2022
Zimbabwe
1.79 per 100 people
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
159th
Zimbabwe rank
158th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 1.79 per 100 people against 1.69 per 100 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.1 per 100 people.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 159th and Zimbabwe ranks 158th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1756 per 100 people 1.46 per 100 people 1.28 per 100 people Zimbabwe
1970s 0.5255 per 100 people 1.39 per 100 people 0.8662 per 100 people Zimbabwe
1980s 0.8295 per 100 people 1.25 per 100 people 0.4211 per 100 people Zimbabwe
1990s 0.9507 per 100 people 1.49 per 100 people 0.5423 per 100 people Zimbabwe
2000s 1.02 per 100 people 2.52 per 100 people 1.5 per 100 people Zimbabwe
2010s 1.69 per 100 people 2.23 per 100 people 0.5367 per 100 people Zimbabwe
2020s 1.68 per 100 people 1.66 per 100 people 0.0214 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 Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 1.79 per 100 people against 1.69 per 100 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
0.1 per 100 people, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
57 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
How do Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Papua New Guinea ranks 159th and Zimbabwe ranks 158th 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.