Libya vs Papua New Guinea: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre

Libya
7.92 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
7.81 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Libya rank
200th
Papua New Guinea rank
202nd

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Libya
  • Papua New Guinea
02.557.510196519942023

How they compare

Libya currently reports 7.92 units per square kilometre against 7.81 units per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.11 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Libya ranks 200th and Papua New Guinea ranks 202nd of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre β€”
1970s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre β€”
1980s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre β€”
1990s 0.0034 units per square kilometre 0.0041 units per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 1.6 units per square kilometre 0.633 units per square kilometre 0.9656 units per square kilometre Libya
2010s 5.31 units per square kilometre 7.18 units per square kilometre 1.87 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 7.48 units per square kilometre 10.79 units per square kilometre 3.31 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre, Libya or Papua New Guinea?
Libya, at 7.92 units per square kilometre against 7.81 units per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between Libya and Papua New Guinea?
0.11 units per square kilometre, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Papua New Guinea?
49 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
How do Libya and Papua New Guinea rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Libya ranks 200th and Papua New Guinea ranks 202nd of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
259 places, 11,974 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.