Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Samoa or São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of?

São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of, at 0.6244 units per person against 0.624 units per person in Samoa as of 2024.

What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Samoa and São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of?

0.0004 units per person, with São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of?

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.

Samoa vs São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Samoa

0.624 units per person

in 2022

São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of

0.6244 units per person

in 2024

Samoa rank

190th

São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of rank

189th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

Samoa
São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of

How they compare

São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of currently reports 0.6244 units per person against 0.624 units per person in Samoa, a difference of 0.0004 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1960 it was São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of ahead.

Samoa ranks 190th and São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of ranks 189th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of	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	0.0026 units per person	0 units per person	0.0026 units per person	Samoa
2000s	0.1264 units per person	0.057 units per person	0.0693 units per person	Samoa
2010s	0.5377 units per person	0.7445 units per person	0.2068 units per person	São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of
2020s	0.4241 units per person	0.8405 units per person	0.4164 units per person	São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Samoa or São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of?: São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of, at 0.6244 units per person against 0.624 units per person in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Samoa and São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of?: 0.0004 units per person, with São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Samoa and São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?: Samoa ranks 190th and São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of ranks 189th 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.