Lesotho vs Samoa: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre

Lesotho
52.8 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
48.32 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Lesotho rank
142nd
Samoa rank
145th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Lesotho
  • Samoa
020406080196519942023

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 52.8 units per square kilometre against 48.32 units per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 4.48 units per square kilometre.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Samoa ahead.

Lesotho ranks 142nd and Samoa ranks 145th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Samoa Difference Ahead
1960s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre β€”
1970s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre β€”
1980s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre β€”
1990s 0.0876 units per square kilometre 0.1653 units per square kilometre 0.0777 units per square kilometre Samoa
2000s 6.71 units per square kilometre 8.38 units per square kilometre 1.67 units per square kilometre Samoa
2010s 60.49 units per square kilometre 38.55 units per square kilometre 21.94 units per square kilometre Lesotho
2020s 54.25 units per square kilometre 32.65 units per square kilometre 21.6 units per square kilometre Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre, Lesotho or Samoa?
Lesotho, at 52.8 units per square kilometre against 48.32 units per square kilometre in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between Lesotho and Samoa?
4.48 units per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Samoa?
47 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
How do Lesotho and Samoa rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Lesotho ranks 142nd and Samoa ranks 145th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
259 places, 11,974 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.