Moldova vs Papua New Guinea: Number of people using the Internet

Moldova
1.86 million people
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
1.99 million people
in 2024
Moldova rank
136th
Papua New Guinea rank
133rd

Number of people using the Internet over time

  • Moldova
  • Papua New Guinea
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M199020072024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.99 million people against 1.86 million people in Moldova, a difference of 130,970 people.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Moldova's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Moldova ranks 136th and Papua New Guinea ranks 133rd of 208 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Moldova Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 5,247 people 10,592 people 5,345 people Papua New Guinea
2000s 374,876 people 91,302 people 283,574 people Moldova
2010s 1.56 million people 656,535 people 901,992 people Moldova
2020s 1.91 million people 1.78 million people 123,592 people Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people using the internet, Moldova or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 1.99 million people against 1.86 million people in Moldova as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people using the internet between Moldova and Papua New Guinea?
130,970 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Papua New Guinea?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Moldova and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of people using the internet?
Moldova ranks 136th and Papua New Guinea ranks 133rd of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi, published as Number of people using the Internet. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people using the Internet
Unit
people
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
208 places, 6,217 data points, 1990–2025
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