Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita was 0.3877 units per person in 2024. β Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1980β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Papua New Guinea is 0.3877 units per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.8% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.4919 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1980.
That places Papua New Guinea 207th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0399 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.1914 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3843 units per person | 0.2501 units per person | 0.472 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4384 units per person | 0.3406 units per person | 0.4919 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 204 South Sudan 0.4662 units per person compare
- 205 Marshall Islands, Republic of the 0.3971 units per person compare
- 206 Central African Republic 0.3882 units per person compare
- 208 Liberia 0.3206 units per person compare
- 209 Northern Mariana Islands 0.3202 units per person compare
- 210 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0.2413 units per person compare
More science & technology data for Papua New Guinea
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 38.77 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 4.10 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 7.81 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 13.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 15.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 69.76 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.3877 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4919 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1980.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 207th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.