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
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
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.