Marshall Islands vs Papua New Guinea: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people
Marshall Islands
39.71 per 100 people
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
38.77 per 100 people
in 2024
Marshall Islands rank
205th
Papua New Guinea rank
207th
Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people over time
- Marshall Islands
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 39.71 per 100 people against 38.77 per 100 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.94 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 205th and Papua New Guinea ranks 207th of 212 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1990s | 0.4153 per 100 people | 0.0366 per 100 people | 0.3786 per 100 people | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 1.1 per 100 people | 0.4652 per 100 people | 0.6322 per 100 people | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 33.41 per 100 people | 42.77 per 100 people | 9.37 per 100 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 38.62 per 100 people | 48.8 per 100 people | 10.18 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, Marshall Islands or Papua New Guinea?
- Marshall Islands, at 39.71 per 100 people against 38.77 per 100 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people between Marshall Islands and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.94 per 100 people, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Papua New Guinea?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Marshall Islands and Papua New Guinea rank globally for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Marshall Islands ranks 205th 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.