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Digital & energy access · East Asia & Pacific · Lower-middle income
Papua New Guinea: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 18.8% (2024), 179th of 188 in the world and 28th of 28 in East Asia & Pacific. Mobile subscriptions is 38.8 (2024), 206th of 210 in the world and 32nd of 34 in East Asia & Pacific. Fixed broadband is 0.2 (2024), 188th of 208 in the world and 31st of 34 in East Asia & Pacific.
Internet users
Papua New GuineaEast Asia & PacificLower-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
Papua New GuineaEast Asia & PacificLower-middle incomeWorld
9 indicators
Digital & energy access: Papua New Guinea in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 18.8%2024 | 179/188 | 28/28 | 0.8% | 1.3% | 15.0% | +12.3 ppsince 2014 | 88.4% | 62.9% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 38.82024 | 206/210 | 32/34 | 0.2 | 25.0 | 49.1 | −1.6%since 2014 | 135.1 | 89.9 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 0.22024 | 188/208 | 31/34 | · | 0.1 | 0.2 | +50%since 2014 | 36.5 | 5.0 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 1.72022 | 159/213 | 29/37 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.7 | −1.6%since 2012 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 882024 | 170/215 | 33/37 | · | 1 | 852021 | +754%since 2014 | 5,322 | 717 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 43.3%2024 | 203/215 | 36/36 | 12.4% | 19.5% | 20.5% | +25.2 ppsince 2014 | 98.6% | 91.4% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 39.0%2024 | 188/211 | 35/35 | 4.4% | 11.8% | 13.6% | +28.2 ppsince 2014 | 97.3% | 88.0% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 66.8%2024 | 205/213 | 35/35 | 65.0% | 71.2% | 65.2% | −0.3 ppsince 2014 | 99.9% | 96.2% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 12.0%2024 | 166/192 | 29/30 | 5.0% | 7.0% | 10.0% | +3.0 ppsince 2014 | 87.0% | 63.8% | 75.4% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+12.3 pp18.8% in 2024
- Fixed broadband+50%0.2 in 2024
- Secure servers+754%88 in 2024
- Electricity access+25.2 pp43.3% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Electricity access, urban−0.3 pp66.8% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Papua New Guinea and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Papua New Guinea. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Papua New Guinea | Indonesia | Australia | Solomon Islands | Micronesia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 18.8%2024 | 72.8%2024 | 96.1%2024 | 29.0%2024 | 39.5%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 38.82024 | 122.52024 | 112.62024 | 62.12022 | 20.02022 |
| Fixed broadband | 0.22024 | 4.92024 | 36.52024 | 0.12022 | 5.82022 |
| Fixed telephone | 1.72022 | 1.62024 | 22.32024 | 0.92022 | 5.82022 |
| Secure servers | 882024 | 2,9392024 | 44,2992024 | 812024 | 1942024 |
| Electricity access | 43.3%2024 | 99.9%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 81.5%2024 | 88.9%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 39.0%2024 | 99.7%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 81.1%2024 | 86.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 66.8%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 82.3%2024 | 98.8%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 12.0%2024 | 90.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 14.0%2024 | 35.0%2024 |