Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Papua New Guinea: Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
3.84 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
15.87 % change on previous year
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
10th
Papua New Guinea rank
11th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Papua New Guinea
0100200300400198820062025

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 15.87 % change on previous year against 3.84 % change on previous year in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 12.03 % change on previous year.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 4.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 10th and Papua New Guinea ranks 11th of 45 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 88.11 % change on previous year 46.63 % change on previous year 41.48 % change on previous year Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 63.14 % change on previous year 82.13 % change on previous year 18.99 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2010s 6.05 % change on previous year 12.69 % change on previous year 6.64 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2020s 13.3 % change on previous year -0.6437 % change on previous year 13.94 % change on previous year Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 15.87 % change on previous year against 3.84 % change on previous year in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Papua New Guinea?
12.03 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Papua New Guinea?
28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Papua New Guinea rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 10th and Papua New Guinea ranks 11th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
259 places, 7,946 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Mobile cellular subscriptions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.