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

Papua New Guinea
0.0169 units per person
in 2022
Zimbabwe
0.0179 units per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
159th
Zimbabwe rank
158th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Zimbabwe
00.010.020.03196019922024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.0179 units per person against 0.0169 units per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.001 units per person.

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 0.0018 units per person 0.0137 units per person 0.0119 units per person Zimbabwe
1970s 0.0053 units per person 0.0136 units per person 0.0083 units per person Zimbabwe
1980s 0.0082 units per person 0.0125 units per person 0.0043 units per person Zimbabwe
1990s 0.0095 units per person 0.0149 units per person 0.0054 units per person Zimbabwe
2000s 0.0102 units per person 0.0252 units per person 0.015 units per person Zimbabwe
2010s 0.0169 units per person 0.0223 units per person 0.0054 units per person Zimbabwe
2020s 0.0168 units per person 0.0166 units per person 0.0002 units per person Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, Papua New Guinea or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 0.0179 units per person against 0.0169 units per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
0.001 units per person, 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, per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 159th and Zimbabwe ranks 158th 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.