Indonesia vs Papua New Guinea: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

Indonesia
0.0164 units per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.0169 units per person
in 2022
Indonesia rank
160th
Papua New Guinea rank
159th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Indonesia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0169 units per person against 0.0164 units per person in Indonesia, a difference of 0.0005 units per person.

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 0.0011 units per person 0.0018 units per person 0.0007 units per person Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.0015 units per person 0.0053 units per person 0.0038 units per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0036 units per person 0.0082 units per person 0.0046 units per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.016 units per person 0.0095 units per person 0.0065 units per person Indonesia
2000s 0.0654 units per person 0.0102 units per person 0.0552 units per person Indonesia
2010s 0.0944 units per person 0.0169 units per person 0.0775 units per person Indonesia
2020s 0.0327 units per person 0.0168 units per person 0.0158 units per person Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, Indonesia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0169 units per person against 0.0164 units per person in Indonesia as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea?
0.0005 units per person, 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, per capita?
Indonesia ranks 160th and Papua New Guinea ranks 159th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 14,482 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.