American Samoa vs Maldives: Fixed telephone subscriptions

American Samoa
9,693
in 2022
Maldives
11,998
in 2024
American Samoa rank
182nd
Maldives rank
179th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • American Samoa
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 11,998 against 9,693 in American Samoa, a difference of 2,305.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times American Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1982 it was American Samoa ahead.

American Samoa ranks 182nd and Maldives ranks 179th of 214 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Maldives Difference Ahead
1980s 4,731 2,934 1,797 American Samoa
1990s 8,480 13,349 4,869 Maldives
2000s 10,996 31,684 20,688 Maldives
2010s 10,050 22,533 12,483 Maldives
2020s 9,898 13,963 4,065 Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, American Samoa or Maldives?
Maldives, at 11,998 against 9,693 in American Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between American Samoa and Maldives?
2,305, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Maldives?
37 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2022.
How do American Samoa and Maldives rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
American Samoa ranks 182nd and Maldives ranks 179th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 14,489 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.