Africa Eastern and Southern vs American Samoa: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.2692 units per square kilometre
in 2023
American Samoa
48.47 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
39th
American Samoa rank
41st

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • American Samoa
020406080196119922023

How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 48.47 units per square kilometre against 0.2692 units per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 48.2 units per square kilometre.

That makes American Samoa's figure about 180.0 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

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

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 39th and American Samoa ranks 41st of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern American Samoa Difference Ahead
1980s 0.2954 units per square kilometre 23.66 units per square kilometre 23.36 units per square kilometre American Samoa
1990s 0.4701 units per square kilometre 42.4 units per square kilometre 41.93 units per square kilometre American Samoa
2000s 0.6843 units per square kilometre 54.98 units per square kilometre 54.3 units per square kilometre American Samoa
2010s 0.545 units per square kilometre 50.25 units per square kilometre 49.7 units per square kilometre American Samoa
2020s 0.2917 units per square kilometre 49.49 units per square kilometre 49.2 units per square kilometre American Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre, Africa Eastern and Southern or American Samoa?
American Samoa, at 48.47 units per square kilometre against 0.2692 units per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre between Africa Eastern and Southern and American Samoa?
48.2 units per square kilometre, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and American Samoa?
37 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2022.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and American Samoa rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 39th and American Samoa ranks 41st of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
259 places, 13,559 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.