Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.0169 units per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1965–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2022, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.0169 units per person.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0173 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 units per person, in 1969.
Papua New Guinea ranks 159th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0019 units per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0019 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0018 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0018 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0017 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0042 units per person | +140.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0041 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.004 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0039 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0038 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0062 units per person | +63.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0062 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0063 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0069 units per person | +10.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0074 units per person | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0081 units per person | +9.2% |
| 1981 | 0.008 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0077 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0083 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0082 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0086 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0084 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0084 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0083 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0082 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0077 units per person | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0084 units per person | +8.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0088 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0091 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0089 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0094 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0097 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0108 units per person | +11.5% |
| 1998 | 0.011 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0112 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0117 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0108 units per person | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0105 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0103 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.01 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0097 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0091 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0086 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0093 units per person | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0123 units per person | +32.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0159 units per person | +29.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0165 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0172 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0169 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.017 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0172 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0172 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0172 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0173 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0169 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0166 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0169 units per person | +2.1% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0169 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0101 units per person, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0169 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1066 units per person, 16% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +140.5% | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0042 units per person |
| 1975 | +63.0% | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0062 units per person |
| 2009 | +32.2% | 0.0093 units per person | 0.0123 units per person |
| 2010 | +29.0% | 0.0123 units per person | 0.0159 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0053 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0074 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0082 units per person | 0.0077 units per person | 0.0086 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0095 units per person | 0.0077 units per person | 0.0112 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0102 units per person | 0.0086 units per person | 0.0123 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0169 units per person | 0.0159 units per person | 0.0173 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0168 units per person | 0.0166 units per person | 0.0169 units per person | 3 |
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 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)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 4.10 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0169 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0173 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 units per person in 1969.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 159th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 telephone subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed telephone 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 telephone subscriptions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Fixed telephone 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 telephone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.