Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people was 1.69 per 100 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Papua New Guinea, 1965–2022
Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 1.69 per 100 people for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in 2022.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.73 per 100 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1715 per 100 people, in 1966.
Papua New Guinea ranks 158th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1756 per 100 people | 0.1715 per 100 people | 0.1918 per 100 people | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.5255 per 100 people | 0.3773 per 100 people | 0.7495 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8295 per 100 people | 0.7799 per 100 people | 0.8702 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9507 per 100 people | 0.775 per 100 people | 1.12 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 per 100 people | 0.8617 per 100 people | 1.23 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.69 per 100 people | 1.59 per 100 people | 1.73 per 100 people | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.68 per 100 people | 1.66 per 100 people | 1.69 per 100 people | 3 |
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- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1159 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.0178 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.504 °C (2026)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6022 °C (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.257 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 193.24 2010 = 100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Papua New Guinea?
- Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Papua New Guinea was 1.69 per 100 people in 2022, according to International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest landline phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.73 per 100 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1715 per 100 people in 1966.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 158th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is landline phone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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