Samoa vs United States: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre

Samoa
48.32 units per square kilometre
in 2022
United States
42.21 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa rank
145th
United States rank
148th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Samoa
  • United States
0204060196519942023

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 48.32 units per square kilometre against 42.21 units per square kilometre in United States, a difference of 6.11 units per square kilometre.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States ahead.

Samoa ranks 145th and United States ranks 148th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and United States in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa United States 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 0.1236 units per square kilometre 0.1236 units per square kilometre United States
1990s 0.1653 units per square kilometre 3.85 units per square kilometre 3.68 units per square kilometre United States
2000s 8.38 units per square kilometre 19.21 units per square kilometre 10.83 units per square kilometre United States
2010s 38.55 units per square kilometre 35.68 units per square kilometre 2.87 units per square kilometre Samoa
2020s 32.65 units per square kilometre 39.56 units per square kilometre 6.91 units per square kilometre United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre, Samoa or United States?
Samoa, at 48.32 units per square kilometre against 42.21 units per square kilometre in United States as of 2022.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between Samoa and United States?
6.11 units per square kilometre, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and United States?
44 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
How do Samoa and United States rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Samoa ranks 145th and United States ranks 148th 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.