Africa Eastern and Southern vs Samoa: Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate

Africa Eastern and Southern
9.23 % change on previous year
in 2025
Samoa
94.67 % change on previous year
in 2022
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
2nd
Samoa rank
1st

Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Samoa
0200400600199020072025

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 94.67 % change on previous year against 9.23 % change on previous year in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 85.44 % change on previous year.

That makes Samoa's figure about 10.3 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Samoa ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 2nd and Samoa ranks 1st of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 73.59 % change on previous year 78.77 % change on previous year 5.18 % change on previous year Samoa
2000s 43.41 % change on previous year 72.58 % change on previous year 29.18 % change on previous year Samoa
2010s 6.8 % change on previous year -1.22 % change on previous year 8.02 % change on previous year Africa Eastern and Southern
2020s 7.4 % change on previous year 25.6 % change on previous year 18.21 % change on previous year Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate, Africa Eastern and Southern or Samoa?
Samoa, at 94.67 % change on previous year against 9.23 % change on previous year in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2022.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate between Africa Eastern and Southern and Samoa?
85.44 % change on previous year, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Samoa?
20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Samoa rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 2nd and Samoa ranks 1st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
259 places, 7,946 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Mobile cellular subscriptions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.