Eritrea vs Papua New Guinea: Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people

Eritrea
2 per 100 people
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
1.69 per 100 people
in 2022
Eritrea rank
155th
Papua New Guinea rank
158th

Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

  • Eritrea
  • Papua New Guinea
00.511.52196519932022

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 2 per 100 people against 1.69 per 100 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.31 per 100 people.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 155th and Papua New Guinea ranks 158th of 212 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.92 per 100 people 0.9863 per 100 people 0.0663 per 100 people Papua New Guinea
2000s 1.45 per 100 people 1.02 per 100 people 0.43 per 100 people Eritrea
2010s 2.03 per 100 people 1.69 per 100 people 0.333 per 100 people Eritrea
2020s 1.99 per 100 people 1.68 per 100 people 0.3115 per 100 people Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher landline phone subscriptions per 100 people, Eritrea or Papua New Guinea?
Eritrea, at 2 per 100 people against 1.69 per 100 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
What is the difference in landline phone subscriptions per 100 people between Eritrea and Papua New Guinea?
0.31 per 100 people, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Papua New Guinea?
30 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
How do Eritrea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Eritrea ranks 155th and Papua New Guinea ranks 158th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people
Unit
per 100 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 11,787 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed