Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.0212 units per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Samoa, 1981–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Samoa is 0.0212 units per person, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 24.4% on the previous year and down 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.1043 units per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.021 units per person, in 1981.
That places Samoa 155th out of 213 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.021 units per person | — |
| 1982 | 0.0213 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0216 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0219 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0222 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0224 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0227 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0235 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0237 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0243 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0246 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0382 units per person | +55.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0413 units per person | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0427 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0447 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0469 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0476 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0474 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0472 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0469 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0528 units per person | +12.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0639 units per person | +21.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0717 units per person | +12.2% |
| 2004 | 0.088 units per person | +22.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1043 units per person | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0414 units per person | -60.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0421 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0423 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0589 units per person | +39.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0568 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0476 units per person | -16.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0412 units per person | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0286 units per person | -30.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0283 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0281 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0212 units per person | -24.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0212 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1063 units per person, 20% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0212 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1066 units per person, 20% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 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 | -60.3% | 0.1043 units per person | 0.0414 units per person |
| 1992 | +55.1% | 0.0246 units per person | 0.0382 units per person |
| 2014 | +39.3% | 0.0423 units per person | 0.0589 units per person |
| 2019 | -30.5% | 0.0412 units per person | 0.0286 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0222 units per person | 0.021 units per person | 0.0237 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0405 units per person | 0.0243 units per person | 0.0476 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0713 units per person | 0.0469 units per person | 0.1043 units per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0448 units per person | 0.0286 units per person | 0.0589 units per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0259 units per person | 0.0212 units per person | 0.0283 units per person | 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 unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -23.88 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4,567 (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, per capita in Samoa?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Samoa was 0.0212 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1043 units per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.021 units per person in 1981.
- How does Samoa rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 155th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.6%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fixed telephone subscriptions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Fixed telephone subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.