Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 89.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Papua New Guinea, 2015–2022
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 89.0% for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
That places Papua New Guinea 190th out of 211 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.0% | 89.0% | 89.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 89.0% | 89.0% | 89.0% | 3 |
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More science & technology data for Papua New Guinea
- Scientific and technical journal articles 69.76 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 4.10 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 38.77 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 38.77 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 29 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 18.8% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 1.66 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.2326 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 24,600 (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 0.21 per 100 population (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 89.0% in 2022, 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 89.0% in 2015.
- 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 190th out of 211 countries with data for 2022.
- 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 unchanged. 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 (%)