American Samoa vs Suriname: Fixed telephone subscriptions

American Samoa
20.05 per 100 people
in 2022
Suriname
19.56 per 100 people
in 2024
American Samoa rank
61st
Suriname rank
64th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • American Samoa
  • Suriname
510152025197519992024

How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 20.05 per 100 people against 19.56 per 100 people in Suriname, a difference of 0.49 per 100 people.

Across all 37 years both countries report, American Samoa has been ahead every year.

American Samoa ranks 61st and Suriname ranks 64th of 212 countries.

American Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Suriname Difference Ahead
1980s 11.72 per 100 people 6.94 per 100 people 4.78 per 100 people American Samoa
1990s 16.24 per 100 people 12.22 per 100 people 4.02 per 100 people American Samoa
2000s 19.45 per 100 people 15.66 per 100 people 3.78 per 100 people American Samoa
2010s 18.84 per 100 people 15.27 per 100 people 3.57 per 100 people American Samoa
2020s 20.15 per 100 people 17.88 per 100 people 2.27 per 100 people American Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, American Samoa or Suriname?
American Samoa, at 20.05 per 100 people against 19.56 per 100 people in Suriname as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between American Samoa and Suriname?
0.49 per 100 people, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Suriname?
37 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2022.
How do American Samoa and Suriname rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
American Samoa ranks 61st and Suriname ranks 64th of 212 countries.
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.