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Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people was 0.2326 per 100 people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.2326 per 100 people
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
187th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.2326 per 100 people
in 2024
All-time low
0.0416 per 100 people
in 2008
Years of data
16
2008–2024

Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people in Papua New Guinea, 2008–2024

0.050.10.150.20.252008201620242008: 0.042 per 100 people2009: 0.06 per 100 people2010: 0.08 per 100 people2011: 0.095 per 100 people2012: 0.114 per 100 people2013: 0.136 per 100 people2014: 0.155 per 100 people2015: 0.172 per 100 people2016: 0.19 per 100 people2017: 0.196 per 100 people2019: 0.208 per 100 people2020: 0.214 per 100 people2021: 0.21 per 100 people2022: 0.215 per 100 people2023: 0.228 per 100 people2024: 0.233 per 100 people

Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

In 2024, landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.2326 per 100 people. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 50.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.2326 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0416 per 100 people, in 2008.

That places Papua New Guinea 187th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Year per 100 people Change
2008 0.0416 per 100 people —
2009 0.0601 per 100 people +44.6%
2010 0.0799 per 100 people +32.9%
2011 0.0954 per 100 people +19.4%
2012 0.1138 per 100 people +19.3%
2013 0.1361 per 100 people +19.6%
2014 0.1549 per 100 people +13.8%
2015 0.1716 per 100 people +10.8%
2016 0.1897 per 100 people +10.6%
2017 0.1961 per 100 people +3.4%
2019 0.2081 per 100 people +6.1%
2020 0.2139 per 100 people +2.8%
2021 0.2097 per 100 people -2.0%
2022 0.2146 per 100 people +2.3%
2023 0.2281 per 100 people +6.3%
2024 0.2326 per 100 people +2.0%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 0.2326 per 100 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.13 per 100 people, 11% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 0.2326 per 100 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.33 per 100 people, 3% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0509 per 100 people 0.0416 per 100 people 0.0601 per 100 people 2
2010s 0.1495 per 100 people 0.0799 per 100 people 0.2081 per 100 people 9
2020s 0.2198 per 100 people 0.2097 per 100 people 0.2326 per 100 people 5

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 184 Benin 0.2774 per 100 people compare
  2. 185 Liberia 0.2747 per 100 people compare
  3. 186 Tanzania 0.2464 per 100 people compare
  4. 188 Uganda 0.2076 per 100 people compare
  5. 189 Eritrea 0.1654 per 100 people compare
  6. 190 Mozambique 0.142 per 100 people compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Papua New Guinea?
Landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Papua New Guinea was 0.2326 per 100 people in 2024, according to International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest landline internet subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.2326 per 100 people in 2024.
What is the lowest landline internet subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0416 per 100 people in 2008.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for landline internet subscriptions per 100 people?
Papua New Guinea ranks 187th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is landline internet subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people
Unit
per 100 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
206 places, 4,325 data points, 1998–2024
Last refreshed

Subscriptions to fixed access to the public Internet with a download speed of at least 256 kbit/s.