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

Papua New Guinea
7.81 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Suriname
6.16 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
202nd
Suriname rank
203rd

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Suriname
02.557.510196519942023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 7.81 units per square kilometre against 6.16 units per square kilometre in Suriname, a difference of 1.65 units per square kilometre.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Suriname ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 202nd and Suriname ranks 203rd of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Suriname Difference Ahead
1960s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre
1970s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre
1980s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre
1990s 0.0041 units per square kilometre 0.0201 units per square kilometre 0.016 units per square kilometre Suriname
2000s 0.633 units per square kilometre 1.85 units per square kilometre 1.22 units per square kilometre Suriname
2010s 7.41 units per square kilometre 4.57 units per square kilometre 2.84 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 10.04 units per square kilometre 5.8 units per square kilometre 4.24 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, Papua New Guinea or Suriname?
Papua New Guinea, at 7.81 units per square kilometre against 6.16 units per square kilometre in Suriname as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between Papua New Guinea and Suriname?
1.65 units per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Suriname?
51 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Suriname rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Papua New Guinea ranks 202nd and Suriname ranks 203rd 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.