Northern Mariana Islands vs Papua New Guinea: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Northern Mariana Islands
0.3202 units per person
in 2004
Papua New Guinea
0.3877 units per person
in 2024
Northern Mariana Islands rank
210th
Papua New Guinea rank
207th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.3877 units per person against 0.3202 units per person in Northern Mariana Islands, a difference of 0.0675 units per person.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Northern Mariana Islands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Northern Mariana Islands ranks 210th and Papua New Guinea ranks 207th of 213 countries.

Northern Mariana Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern Mariana Islands Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person
1970s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person
1980s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person
1990s 0.0203 units per person 0.0003 units per person 0.02 units per person Northern Mariana Islands
2000s 0.2199 units per person 0.0033 units per person 0.2166 units per person Northern Mariana Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Northern Mariana Islands or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.3877 units per person against 0.3202 units per person in Northern Mariana Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Northern Mariana Islands and Papua New Guinea?
0.0675 units per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Mariana Islands and Papua New Guinea?
28 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2004.
How do Northern Mariana Islands and Papua New Guinea rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 210th and Papua New Guinea ranks 207th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 13,039 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.