Papua New Guinea vs South Sudan: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Papua New Guinea
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 46.62 per 100 people against 38.77 per 100 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 7.85 per 100 people.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 207th and South Sudan ranks 204th of 213 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.43 per 100 people | 22.39 per 100 people | 16.04 per 100 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 43.79 per 100 people | 41.75 per 100 people | 2.04 per 100 people | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Papua New Guinea or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 46.62 per 100 people against 38.77 per 100 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Papua New Guinea and South Sudan?
- 7.85 per 100 people, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Sudan?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and South Sudan rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 207th and South Sudan ranks 204th of 213 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.