Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex was 48.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
48.1%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
180th
of 185 countries
All-time high
48.9%
in 2021
All-time low
43.8%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Papua New Guinea, 2019–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 48.1% for proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
That places Papua New Guinea 180th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 43.8% | — |
| 2020 | 47.4% | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 48.9% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 47.6% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 47.9% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 48.1% | +0.4% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 48.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 64% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 48.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 86.4%, 56% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.8% | 43.8% | 43.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 48.0% | 47.4% | 48.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 177 Rwanda 51.5% compare
- 178 Sierra Leone 50.3% compare
- 179 Afghanistan 48.4% compare
- 181 Zambia 47.4% compare
- 182 Madagascar 44.4% compare
- 183 Democratic Republic of the Congo 44.3% 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 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)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 69.76 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Papua New Guinea?
- Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Papua New Guinea was 48.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 48.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.8% in 2019.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 180th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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