American Samoa vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre

American Samoa
48.47 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.251 units per square kilometre
in 2023
American Samoa rank
41st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
43rd

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • American Samoa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
020406080196119922023

How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 48.47 units per square kilometre against 0.251 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 48.22 units per square kilometre.

That makes American Samoa's figure about 193.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

American Samoa ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 43rd of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 23.66 units per square kilometre 0.187 units per square kilometre 23.47 units per square kilometre American Samoa
1990s 42.4 units per square kilometre 0.3146 units per square kilometre 42.09 units per square kilometre American Samoa
2000s 54.98 units per square kilometre 0.5225 units per square kilometre 54.46 units per square kilometre American Samoa
2010s 50.25 units per square kilometre 0.4592 units per square kilometre 49.79 units per square kilometre American Samoa
2020s 49.49 units per square kilometre 0.3068 units per square kilometre 49.18 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, American Samoa or Sub-Saharan Africa?
American Samoa, at 48.47 units per square kilometre against 0.251 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre between American Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa?
48.22 units per square kilometre, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa?
37 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2022.
How do American Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
American Samoa ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 43rd of 212 countries.
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.