Papua New Guinea vs Rwanda: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre

Papua New Guinea
0.3813 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Rwanda
0.3389 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
172nd
Rwanda rank
173rd

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Rwanda
00.511.52196119922023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.3813 units per square kilometre against 0.3389 units per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0424 units per square kilometre.

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

Across all 57 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 172nd and Rwanda ranks 173rd of 212 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0094 units per square kilometre 0.0243 units per square kilometre 0.0149 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1970s 0.0331 units per square kilometre 0.0754 units per square kilometre 0.0423 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1980s 0.0627 units per square kilometre 0.2221 units per square kilometre 0.1594 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1990s 0.0974 units per square kilometre 0.4325 units per square kilometre 0.3351 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2000s 0.1453 units per square kilometre 0.9445 units per square kilometre 0.7992 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2010s 0.3198 units per square kilometre 1.23 units per square kilometre 0.9053 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2020s 0.3715 units per square kilometre 0.4579 units per square kilometre 0.0864 units per square kilometre Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre, Papua New Guinea or Rwanda?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.3813 units per square kilometre against 0.3389 units per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre between Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
0.0424 units per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
57 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
How do Papua New Guinea and Rwanda rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Papua New Guinea ranks 172nd and Rwanda ranks 173rd of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
259 places, 13,559 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.