Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre was 0.0523 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 2008–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.0523 units per square kilometre for fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 109.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0523 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0066 units per square kilometre, in 2008.
That places Papua New Guinea 193rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2009 | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | +49.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | +37.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0166 units per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0203 units per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2013 | 0.025 units per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0291 units per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0331 units per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0375 units per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0397 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0442 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0464 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0464 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0484 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0523 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0082 units per square kilometre | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0288 units per square kilometre | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | 0.0442 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0484 units per square kilometre | 0.0464 units per square kilometre | 0.0523 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 190 Kiribati 0.0654 units per square kilometre compare
- 191 Equatorial Guinea 0.0647 units per square kilometre compare
- 192 Mozambique 0.0637 units per square kilometre compare
- 194 Afghanistan 0.0509 units per square kilometre compare
- 195 Eritrea 0.0465 units per square kilometre compare
- 196 Greenland 0.0436 units per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 0.0523 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0523 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0066 units per square kilometre in 2008.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 193rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.7%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed broadband 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.
Fixed broadband subscriptions ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fixed broadband subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.