Papua New Guinea vs Uganda: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Papua New Guinea
172,691
in 2022
Uganda
195,975
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
119th
Uganda rank
116th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 195,975 against 172,691 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 23,284.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Uganda ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 119th and Uganda ranks 116th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 4,263 10,000 5,737 Uganda
1970s 14,970 17,440 2,470 Uganda
1980s 28,394 23,985 4,409 Papua New Guinea
1990s 44,111 39,269 4,842 Papua New Guinea
2000s 65,804 106,882 41,078 Uganda
2010s 144,808 305,473 160,665 Uganda
2020s 168,230 104,274 63,957 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 Uganda?
Uganda, at 195,975 against 172,691 in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
23,284, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
57 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
How do Papua New Guinea and Uganda rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Papua New Guinea ranks 119th and Uganda ranks 116th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions. 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
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 14,489 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.