Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile was 84.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Papua New Guinea, 2015–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 84.0% for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Papua New Guinea peaked at 89.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 84.0%, in 2024.
That places Papua New Guinea 203rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 89.0% | — |
| 2016 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 84.0% | -5.6% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 84.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.0%, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 84.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.6%, 85% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.0% | 89.0% | 89.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 87.8% | 84.0% | 89.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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 capita 0.3877 units per person (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)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 31 (2022)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 31 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Papua New Guinea was 84.0% in 2024, according to International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.0% in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 203rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%).