Papua New Guinea vs Zimbabwe: Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people
Papua New Guinea
1.69 per 100 people
in 2022
Zimbabwe
1.79 per 100 people
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
158th
Zimbabwe rank
157th
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 1.79 per 100 people against 1.69 per 100 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.1 per 100 people.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 158th and Zimbabwe ranks 157th of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1756 per 100 people | 1.46 per 100 people | 1.28 per 100 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 0.5255 per 100 people | 1.39 per 100 people | 0.8662 per 100 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.8295 per 100 people | 1.25 per 100 people | 0.4211 per 100 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.9507 per 100 people | 1.49 per 100 people | 0.5423 per 100 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 1.02 per 100 people | 2.52 per 100 people | 1.5 per 100 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 1.69 per 100 people | 2.23 per 100 people | 0.5367 per 100 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 1.68 per 100 people | 1.66 per 100 people | 0.0214 per 100 people | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher landline phone subscriptions per 100 people, Papua New Guinea or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 1.79 per 100 people against 1.69 per 100 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in landline phone subscriptions per 100 people between Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1 per 100 people, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe rank globally for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 158th and Zimbabwe ranks 157th 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.