American Samoa vs Costa Rica: Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate

American Samoa
-3.07 % change on previous year
in 2022
Costa Rica
-3.43 % change on previous year
in 2024
American Samoa rank
98th
Costa Rica rank
100th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate over time

  • American Samoa
  • Costa Rica
-50050100196119922024

How they compare

American Samoa currently reports -3.07 % change on previous year against -3.43 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.36 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Costa Rica ahead.

American Samoa ranks 98th and Costa Rica ranks 100th of 212 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1980s 0.9073 % change on previous year 5.42 % change on previous year 4.51 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1990s 8.06 % change on previous year 11.64 % change on previous year 3.58 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2000s 0.8259 % change on previous year 6.61 % change on previous year 5.78 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2010s 0.0025 % change on previous year -10.86 % change on previous year 10.86 % change on previous year American Samoa
2020s -1.02 % change on previous year -8.35 % change on previous year 7.33 % change on previous year American Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate, American Samoa or Costa Rica?
American Samoa, at -3.07 % change on previous year against -3.43 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate between American Samoa and Costa Rica?
0.36 % change on previous year, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Costa Rica?
34 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2022.
How do American Samoa and Costa Rica rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate?
American Samoa ranks 98th and Costa Rica ranks 100th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
259 places, 14,023 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Fixed telephone subscriptions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.