Samoa vs Zimbabwe: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Samoa
2.12 per 100 people
in 2022
Zimbabwe
1.79 per 100 people
in 2024
Samoa rank
154th
Zimbabwe rank
157th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Samoa
  • Zimbabwe
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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 154th and Zimbabwe ranks 157th of 212 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 154th and Zimbabwe ranks 157th 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.