Eritrea vs Samoa: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)

Eritrea
2 per 100 people
in 2022
Samoa
2.12 per 100 people
in 2022
Eritrea rank
157th
Samoa rank
156th

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

  • Eritrea
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 2.12 per 100 people against 2 per 100 people in Eritrea, a difference of 0.12 per 100 people.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 157th and Samoa ranks 156th of 214 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.92 per 100 people 4.45 per 100 people 3.53 per 100 people Samoa
2000s 1.44 per 100 people 7.13 per 100 people 5.68 per 100 people Samoa
2010s 2.03 per 100 people 4.48 per 100 people 2.45 per 100 people Samoa
2020s 1.99 per 100 people 2.59 per 100 people 0.5944 per 100 people Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Eritrea or Samoa?
Samoa, at 2.12 per 100 people against 2 per 100 people in Eritrea as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Eritrea and Samoa?
0.12 per 100 people, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Samoa?
25 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
How do Eritrea and Samoa rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Eritrea ranks 157th and Samoa ranks 156th of 214 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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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
261 places, 14,535 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.