Greenland vs Samoa: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Greenland
4,996
in 2022
Samoa
4,567
in 2022
Greenland rank
192nd
Samoa rank
194th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Greenland
  • Samoa
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k196519932022

How they compare

Greenland currently reports 4,996 against 4,567 in Samoa, a difference of 429.

That makes Greenland's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Greenland has been ahead every year.

Greenland ranks 192nd and Samoa ranks 194th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Greenland Samoa Difference Ahead
1980s 12,925 3,719 9,206 Greenland
1990s 20,093 7,075 13,018 Greenland
2000s 26,376 13,193 13,183 Greenland
2010s 15,476 8,905 6,571 Greenland
2020s 5,674 5,284 390.5 Greenland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Greenland or Samoa?
Greenland, at 4,996 against 4,567 in Samoa as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Greenland and Samoa?
429, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Samoa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
How do Greenland and Samoa rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Greenland ranks 192nd and Samoa ranks 194th 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.