Liberia vs Papua New Guinea: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people
Liberia
32.06 per 100 people
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
38.77 per 100 people
in 2024
Liberia rank
208th
Papua New Guinea rank
207th
Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people over time
- Liberia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 38.77 per 100 people against 32.06 per 100 people in Liberia, a difference of 6.71 per 100 people.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Liberia ranks 208th and Papua New Guinea ranks 207th of 212 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1990s | 0 per 100 people | 0.0366 per 100 people | 0.0366 per 100 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 8.29 per 100 people | 3.99 per 100 people | 4.3 per 100 people | Liberia |
| 2010s | 56.21 per 100 people | 37.61 per 100 people | 18.6 per 100 people | Liberia |
| 2020s | 31.86 per 100 people | 48.8 per 100 people | 16.93 per 100 people | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people, Liberia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 38.77 per 100 people against 32.06 per 100 people in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people between Liberia and Papua New Guinea?
- 6.71 per 100 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Papua New Guinea?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Liberia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Liberia ranks 208th and Papua New Guinea ranks 207th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This number can get over 100 when the average person has more than one subscription to a mobile service.