American Samoa vs Micronesia (country): Mobile cellular subscriptions

American Samoa
3.96 per 100 people
in 2004
Micronesia (country)
19.99 per 100 people
in 2022
American Samoa rank
212th
Micronesia (country) rank
211th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • American Samoa
  • Micronesia (country)
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How they compare

Micronesia (country) currently reports 19.99 per 100 people against 3.96 per 100 people in American Samoa, a difference of 16.03 per 100 people.

That makes Micronesia (country)'s figure about 5.0 times American Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Micronesia (country) ahead.

American Samoa ranks 212th and Micronesia (country) ranks 211th of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Micronesia (country) 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 3.35 per 100 people 0.3522 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 Micronesia (country)?
Micronesia (country), at 19.99 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 Micronesia (country)?
16.03 per 100 people, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Micronesia (country)?
30 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2004.
How do American Samoa and Micronesia (country) rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
American Samoa ranks 212th and Micronesia (country) ranks 211th of 212 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

Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit
per 100 people
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 13,015 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.