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

0.33 per 100 people, with Samoa ahead.

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

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 Zimbabwe: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)

Samoa

2.12 per 100 people

in 2022

Zimbabwe

1.79 per 100 people

in 2024

Samoa rank

156th

Zimbabwe rank

159th

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

Samoa
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 2.12 per 100 people against 1.79 per 100 people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.33 per 100 people.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Zimbabwe's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Samoa ranks 156th and Zimbabwe ranks 159th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1980s	2.23 per 100 people	1.24 per 100 people	0.9898 per 100 people	Samoa
1990s	4.05 per 100 people	1.49 per 100 people	2.56 per 100 people	Samoa
2000s	7.13 per 100 people	2.37 per 100 people	4.75 per 100 people	Samoa
2010s	4.48 per 100 people	2.18 per 100 people	2.3 per 100 people	Samoa
2020s	2.59 per 100 people	1.66 per 100 people	0.9273 per 100 people	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Samoa or Zimbabwe?: Samoa, at 2.12 per 100 people against 1.79 per 100 people in Zimbabwe as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Samoa and Zimbabwe?: 0.33 per 100 people, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Zimbabwe?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
How do Samoa and Zimbabwe rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Samoa ranks 156th and Zimbabwe ranks 159th 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.