American Samoa vs Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- American Samoa
- Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
How they compare
Democratic People’s Republic of 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 Democratic People’s Republic of 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 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ahead.
American Samoa ranks 213th and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ranks 211th of 213 countries.
American Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Democratic People’s Republic of 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 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
- Democratic People’s Republic of 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 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
- 20.17 per 100 people, with Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2004.
- How do American Samoa and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- American Samoa ranks 213th and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ranks 211th of 213 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.