American Samoa vs Northern Mariana Islands: Mobile cellular subscriptions

American Samoa
3.96 per 100 people
in 2004
Northern Mariana Islands
32.02 per 100 people
in 2004
American Samoa rank
213th
Northern Mariana Islands rank
210th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • American Samoa
  • Northern Mariana Islands
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How they compare

Northern Mariana Islands currently reports 32.02 per 100 people against 3.96 per 100 people in American Samoa, a difference of 28.06 per 100 people.

That makes Northern Mariana Islands's figure about 8.1 times American Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Northern Mariana Islands ahead.

American Samoa ranks 213th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 210th of 213 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Northern Mariana Islands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Northern Mariana Islands Difference Ahead
1960s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people β€”
1970s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people β€”
1980s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people β€”
1990s 1.9 per 100 people 1.88 per 100 people 0.0237 per 100 people American Samoa
2000s 3.7 per 100 people 21.99 per 100 people 18.29 per 100 people Northern Mariana Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, American Samoa or Northern Mariana Islands?
Northern Mariana Islands, at 32.02 per 100 people against 3.96 per 100 people in American Samoa as of 2004.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between American Samoa and Northern Mariana Islands?
28.06 per 100 people, with Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Northern Mariana Islands?
25 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2004.
How do American Samoa and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
American Samoa ranks 213th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 210th 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

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.