Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre was 0.3813 units per square kilometre in 2022. β Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1965β2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.3813 units per square kilometre for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in 2022. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.3813 units per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0094 units per square kilometre, in 1965.
That places Papua New Guinea 172nd out of 212 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0331 units per square kilometre | 0.0232 units per square kilometre | 0.0503 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0627 units per square kilometre | 0.0557 units per square kilometre | 0.0684 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0974 units per square kilometre | 0.0667 units per square kilometre | 0.132 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1453 units per square kilometre | 0.1325 units per square kilometre | 0.2012 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3198 units per square kilometre | 0.2676 units per square kilometre | 0.3666 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3715 units per square kilometre | 0.3666 units per square kilometre | 0.3813 units per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 169 Bhutan 0.4827 units per square kilometre compare
- 170 Equatorial Guinea 0.406 units per square kilometre compare
- 171 Bolivia 0.3901 units per square kilometre compare
- 173 Rwanda 0.3389 units per square kilometre compare
- 174 Mongolia 0.3091 units per square kilometre compare
- 175 Burkina Faso 0.3014 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 telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 0.3813 units per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3813 units per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0094 units per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 172nd out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed telephone 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 telephone subscriptions Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fixed telephone 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 telephone 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.