Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita was 0.0023 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 2008–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.0023 units per person. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0023 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 units per person, in 2008.
That places Papua New Guinea 187th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.0004 units per person | — |
| 2009 | 0.0006 units per person | +44.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 units per person | +32.9% |
| 2011 | 0.001 units per person | +19.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 units per person | +19.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0014 units per person | +19.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 units per person | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0017 units per person | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0019 units per person | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 0.002 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0021 units per person | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0021 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0021 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0023 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0023 units per person | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More infrastructure data for Papua New Guinea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.10 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 38.77 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 172,691 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.69 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0169 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 172,691 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.3877 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0023 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0023 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 units per person in 2008.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 187th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed broadband subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fixed broadband subscriptions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Fixed broadband subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fixed broadband subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.