What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Samoa and Tajikistan?

0.09 per 100 people, with Tajikistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tajikistan?

36 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.

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.

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

Samoa

2.12 per 100 people

in 2022

Tajikistan

2.21 per 100 people

in 2023

Samoa rank

156th

Tajikistan rank

154th

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

Samoa
Tajikistan

How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports 2.21 per 100 people against 2.12 per 100 people in Samoa, a difference of 0.09 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Tajikistan ahead.

Samoa ranks 156th and Tajikistan ranks 154th of 214 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Tajikistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	2.23 per 100 people	3.86 per 100 people	1.63 per 100 people	Tajikistan
1990s	4.05 per 100 people	4.22 per 100 people	0.173 per 100 people	Tajikistan
2000s	7.13 per 100 people	3.73 per 100 people	3.39 per 100 people	Samoa
2010s	4.48 per 100 people	3.81 per 100 people	0.671 per 100 people	Samoa
2020s	2.59 per 100 people	2.32 per 100 people	0.2618 per 100 people	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Samoa or Tajikistan?: Tajikistan, at 2.21 per 100 people against 2.12 per 100 people in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Samoa and Tajikistan?: 0.09 per 100 people, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tajikistan?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
How do Samoa and Tajikistan rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Samoa ranks 156th and Tajikistan ranks 154th 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: 29 October 2026

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.