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

Indonesia
1.64 per 100 people
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
1.69 per 100 people
in 2022
Indonesia rank
159th
Papua New Guinea rank
158th

Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

  • Indonesia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.69 per 100 people against 1.64 per 100 people in Indonesia, a difference of 0.05 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Indonesia ranks 159th and Papua New Guinea ranks 158th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1205 per 100 people 0.1756 per 100 people 0.0551 per 100 people Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.1532 per 100 people 0.5255 per 100 people 0.3723 per 100 people Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.3647 per 100 people 0.8295 per 100 people 0.4648 per 100 people Papua New Guinea
1990s 1.6 per 100 people 0.9507 per 100 people 0.648 per 100 people Indonesia
2000s 6.54 per 100 people 1.02 per 100 people 5.52 per 100 people Indonesia
2010s 9.44 per 100 people 1.69 per 100 people 7.75 per 100 people Indonesia
2020s 3.27 per 100 people 1.68 per 100 people 1.58 per 100 people Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher landline phone subscriptions per 100 people, Indonesia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 1.69 per 100 people against 1.64 per 100 people in Indonesia as of 2022.
What is the difference in landline phone subscriptions per 100 people between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea?
0.05 per 100 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Papua New Guinea?
57 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
How do Indonesia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Indonesia ranks 159th 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