Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, American Samoa or Rwanda?

American Samoa, at 9,693 against 9,255 in Rwanda as of 2022.

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

438, with American Samoa ahead.

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

37 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2022.

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.

American Samoa vs Rwanda: Fixed telephone subscriptions

American Samoa

9,693

in 2022

Rwanda

9,255

in 2024

American Samoa rank

182nd

Rwanda rank

183rd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

American Samoa
Rwanda

How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 9,693 against 9,255 in Rwanda, a difference of 438.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1982 it was American Samoa ahead.

American Samoa ranks 182nd and Rwanda ranks 183rd of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	American Samoa	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1980s	4,731	6,020	1,289	Rwanda
1990s	8,480	10,669	2,189	Rwanda
2000s	10,996	23,302	12,306	Rwanda
2010s	10,050	34,559	24,509	Rwanda
2020s	9,898	11,297	1,399	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, American Samoa or Rwanda?: American Samoa, at 9,693 against 9,255 in Rwanda as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between American Samoa and Rwanda?: 438, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Rwanda?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2022.
How do American Samoa and Rwanda rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: American Samoa ranks 182nd and Rwanda ranks 183rd 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: 17 September 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.