Papua New Guinea vs Puerto Rico: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 4.10 million against 4.10 million in Puerto Rico, a difference of 1,000.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 133rd and Puerto Rico ranks 134th of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 2,691 | 2,691 | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 1,876 | 276,058 | 274,182 | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 286,662 | 2.00 million | 1.72 million | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 3.36 million | 3.19 million | 163,712 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.46 million | 3.84 million | 621,162 | 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 Puerto Rico?
- Papua New Guinea, at 4.10 million against 4.10 million in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Papua New Guinea and Puerto Rico?
- 1,000, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Puerto Rico?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Puerto Rico rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 133rd and Puerto Rico ranks 134th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions. 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.