Central African Republic vs Papua New Guinea: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Central African Republic
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 38.82 per 100 people against 38.77 per 100 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.05 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 207th and Papua New Guinea ranks 208th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | β |
| 1970s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | β |
| 1980s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | β |
| 1990s | 0.0233 per 100 people | 0.0366 per 100 people | 0.0134 per 100 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 4.72 per 100 people | 3.99 per 100 people | 0.7277 per 100 people | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | 25.9 per 100 people | 38.43 per 100 people | 12.53 per 100 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 37.02 per 100 people | 48.8 per 100 people | 11.78 per 100 people | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Central African Republic or Papua New Guinea?
- Central African Republic, at 38.82 per 100 people against 38.77 per 100 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Central African Republic and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.05 per 100 people, with Central African Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Papua New Guinea?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Central African Republic and Papua New Guinea rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Central African Republic ranks 207th and Papua New Guinea ranks 208th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.