Papua New Guinea vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate

Papua New Guinea
15.87 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
3.91 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
11th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
8th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0200400600199020072025

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 15.87 % change on previous year against 3.91 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 11.96 % change on previous year.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 4.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 212 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 46.63 % change on previous year 81.74 % change on previous year 35.1 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 82.13 % change on previous year 48.29 % change on previous year 33.84 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2010s 12.69 % change on previous year 11.01 % change on previous year 1.68 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2020s -0.6437 % change on previous year 5.5 % change on previous year 6.14 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate, Papua New Guinea or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Papua New Guinea, at 15.87 % change on previous year against 3.91 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate between Papua New Guinea and Sub-Saharan Africa?
11.96 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sub-Saharan Africa?
28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate?
Papua New Guinea ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 212 countries.
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
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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.