Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of people in range of 4G mobile network was 76.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Papua New Guinea, 2014–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Papua New Guinea is 76.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.6% on the previous year and up 985.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Papua New Guinea peaked at 76.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2014.
That places Papua New Guinea 177th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7.0% | — |
| 2015 | 35.0% | +400.0% |
| 2016 | 35.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 50.0% | +42.9% |
| 2019 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 55.9% | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 70.0% | +25.2% |
| 2024 | 76.0% | +8.6% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 76.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.0%, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 76.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.5%, 80% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.4% | 7.0% | 50.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 60.4% | 50.0% | 76.0% | 5 |
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)
- 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 share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Papua New Guinea was 76.0% in 2024, according to International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of people in range of 4g mobile network recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 76.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of people in range of 4g mobile network recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2014.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of people in range of 4g mobile network?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 177th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of people in range of 4g mobile network rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 985.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 people in range of 4G mobile network. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network (%).