What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Samoa?

0.0236 units per person, with Lao People’s Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Samoa?

48 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lao People’s Democratic Republic vs Samoa: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Lao People’s Democratic Republic

0.6476 units per person

in 2023

Samoa

0.624 units per person

in 2022

Lao People’s Democratic Republic rank

187th

Samoa rank

190th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Samoa

How they compare

Lao People’s Democratic Republic currently reports 0.6476 units per person against 0.624 units per person in Samoa, a difference of 0.0236 units per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Samoa ahead.

Lao People’s Democratic Republic ranks 187th and Samoa ranks 190th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lao People’s Democratic Republic averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lao People’s Democratic Republic	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 units per person	0 units per person	0 units per person	—
1970s	0 units per person	0 units per person	0 units per person	—
1980s	0 units per person	0 units per person	0 units per person	—
1990s	0.0006 units per person	0.0026 units per person	0.002 units per person	Samoa
2000s	0.0747 units per person	0.1264 units per person	0.0516 units per person	Samoa
2010s	0.6092 units per person	0.5377 units per person	0.0715 units per person	Lao People’s Democratic Republic
2020s	0.6373 units per person	0.4241 units per person	0.2132 units per person	Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Lao People’s Democratic Republic or Samoa?: Lao People’s Democratic Republic, at 0.6476 units per person against 0.624 units per person in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Samoa?: 0.0236 units per person, with Lao People’s Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Samoa?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Samoa rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?: Lao People’s Democratic Republic ranks 187th and Samoa ranks 190th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 260 places, 13,039 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.