Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Samoa
Samoa: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled was 4,567 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Samoa, 1981–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2022, fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Samoa stood at 4,567.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.9% on the previous year and down 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Samoa peaked at 19,500 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3,472, in 1981.
That places Samoa 193rd out of 213 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 3,472 | — |
| 1982 | 3,550 | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 3,600 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 3,650 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 3,700 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 3,750 | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 3,800 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 3,950 | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 4,000 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 4,100 | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 4,167 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 6,500 | +56.0% |
| 1993 | 7,100 | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 7,400 | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 7,800 | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 8,251 | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 8,451 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 8,480 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 8,500 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 8,520 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 9,670 | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 11,786 | +21.9% |
| 2003 | 13,287 | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 16,394 | +23.4% |
| 2005 | 19,500 | +18.9% |
| 2010 | 8,000 | -59.0% |
| 2011 | 8,135 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 8,270 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 8,382 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 11,778 | +40.5% |
| 2015 | 11,453 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 9,679 | -15.5% |
| 2017 | 8,454 | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 7,227 | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 6,000 | -17.0% |
| 2020 | 6,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4,567 | -23.9% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 4,567 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 734,202, 1% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 4,567 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 81,260, 6% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -59.0% | 19,500 | 8,000 |
| 1992 | +56.0% | 4,167 | 6,500 |
| 2014 | +40.5% | 8,382 | 11,778 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,719 | 3,472 | 4,000 | 9 |
| 1990s | 7,075 | 4,100 | 8,500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,193 | 8,520 | 19,500 | 6 |
| 2010s | 8,738 | 6,000 | 11,778 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,522 | 4,567 | 6,000 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More infrastructure data for Samoa
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 134,320 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 62.4 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4,567 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.12 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0212 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -23.88 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.624 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 134,320 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Samoa?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Samoa was 4,567 in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 19,500 in 2005.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,472 in 1981.
- How does Samoa rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
- Samoa ranks 193rd out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed telephone subscriptions with 153 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Fixed telephone subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fixed telephone subscriptions with 153 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.