American Samoa vs North Korea: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) over time
- American Samoa
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 24.13 per 100 people against 3.96 per 100 people in American Samoa, a difference of 20.17 per 100 people.
That makes North Korea's figure about 6.1 times American Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North Korea ahead.
American Samoa ranks 214th and North Korea ranks 212th of 214 countries.
American Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1970s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1980s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1990s | 1.85 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 1.85 per 100 people | American Samoa |
| 2000s | 3.7 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 3.7 per 100 people | American Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, American Samoa or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 24.13 per 100 people against 3.96 per 100 people in American Samoa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between American Samoa and North Korea?
- 20.17 per 100 people, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and North Korea?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2004.
- How do American Samoa and North Korea rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- American Samoa ranks 214th and North Korea ranks 212th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.