Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in Tonga
Tonga: Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled was 61.73 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in Tonga, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2022, mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in Tonga stood at 61.73.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in Tonga peaked at 102.45 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Tonga 192nd out of 212 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0.3001 | — |
| 1996 | 0.3014 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1192 | -60.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1283 | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1373 | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1753 | +27.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2285 | +30.3% |
| 2002 | 3.23 | +1313.2% |
| 2003 | 10.72 | +232.0% |
| 2004 | 15.61 | +45.6% |
| 2005 | 28.27 | +81.1% |
| 2006 | 28.28 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 43.59 | +54.1% |
| 2008 | 47.16 | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 49.44 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 50.56 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 51.13 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 52.11 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 53.7 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 63.78 | +18.8% |
| 2015 | 69.27 | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 75.81 | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 102.45 | +35.1% |
| 2018 | 102.25 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 58.77 | -42.5% |
| 2020 | 58.65 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 60.98 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 61.73 | +1.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 61.73 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 120.66, 51% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 61.73 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 115.3, 54% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +1313.2% | 0.2285 | 3.23 |
| 2003 | +232.0% | 3.23 | 10.72 |
| 2005 | +81.1% | 15.61 | 28.27 |
| 1997 | -60.4% | 0.3014 | 0.1192 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0986 | 0 | 0.3014 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.67 | 0.1753 | 49.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.98 | 50.56 | 102.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.45 | 58.65 | 61.73 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 189 Sao Tome and Principe 62.44 compare
- 190 Samoa 62.4 compare
- 191 Solomon Islands 62.07 compare
- 193 Niger 60.59 compare
- 194 Afghanistan 60.1 compare
- 195 Guam 59.83 compare
More science & technology data for Tonga
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6173 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 64,838 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 90.05 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.7928 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 4.85 (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 landline subscriptions, gaps filled in Tonga?
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in Tonga was 61.73 in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 102.45 in 2017.
- What is the lowest mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Tonga rank for mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled?
- Tonga ranks 192nd out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Mobile landline subscriptions with 88 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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 landline subscriptions with 88 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.