Papua New Guinea vs Turkmenistan: Share of the population using the Internet
Papua New Guinea
18.8%
in 2024
Turkmenistan
18.0%
in 2016
Papua New Guinea rank
194th
Turkmenistan rank
197th
Share of the population using the Internet over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 18.8% against 18.0% in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 194th and Turkmenistan ranks 197th of 208 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Turkmenistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 10.0% | 4.9% | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population using the internet, Papua New Guinea or Turkmenistan?
- Papua New Guinea, at 18.8% against 18.0% in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population using the internet between Papua New Guinea and Turkmenistan?
- 0.8%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Turkmenistan?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2016.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Turkmenistan rank globally for share of the population using the internet?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 194th and Turkmenistan ranks 197th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population using the Internet. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Share of the population who used the Internet in the last three months.