American Samoa vs Saudi Arabia: Fixed telephone subscriptions

American Samoa
20.05 per 100 people
in 2022
Saudi Arabia
19.75 per 100 people
in 2024
American Samoa rank
61st
Saudi Arabia rank
62nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • American Samoa
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 20.05 per 100 people against 19.75 per 100 people in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.3 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1982 it was American Samoa ahead.

American Samoa ranks 61st and Saudi Arabia ranks 62nd of 212 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1980s 11.72 per 100 people 7 per 100 people 4.72 per 100 people American Samoa
1990s 16.24 per 100 people 13.54 per 100 people 2.7 per 100 people American Samoa
2000s 19.45 per 100 people 18.36 per 100 people 1.09 per 100 people American Samoa
2010s 18.91 per 100 people 16.42 per 100 people 2.49 per 100 people American Samoa
2020s 20.15 per 100 people 20.22 per 100 people 0.0633 per 100 people Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, American Samoa or Saudi Arabia?
American Samoa, at 20.05 per 100 people against 19.75 per 100 people in Saudi Arabia as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between American Samoa and Saudi Arabia?
0.3 per 100 people, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Saudi Arabia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2022.
How do American Samoa and Saudi Arabia rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
American Samoa ranks 61st and Saudi Arabia ranks 62nd of 212 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone 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
Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit
per 100 people
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.