Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Samoa

Samoa: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.0212 units per person in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
0.0212 units per person
Change on year
down 24.4%
World rank
155th
of 213 countries
All-time high
0.1043 units per person
in 2005
All-time low
0.021 units per person
in 1981
Years of data
36
1981–2022

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Samoa, 1981–2022

0.020.040.060.080.11981200120221981: 0.021 units per person1982: 0.021 units per person1983: 0.022 units per person1984: 0.022 units per person1985: 0.022 units per person1986: 0.022 units per person1987: 0.023 units per person1988: 0.023 units per person1989: 0.024 units per person1990: 0.024 units per person1991: 0.025 units per person1992: 0.038 units per person1993: 0.041 units per person1994: 0.043 units per person1995: 0.045 units per person1996: 0.047 units per person1997: 0.048 units per person1998: 0.047 units per person1999: 0.047 units per person2000: 0.047 units per person2001: 0.053 units per person2002: 0.064 units per person2003: 0.072 units per person2004: 0.088 units per person2005: 0.104 units per person2010: 0.041 units per person2012: 0.042 units per person2013: 0.042 units per person2014: 0.059 units per person2015: 0.057 units per person2016: 0.048 units per person2017: 0.041 units per person2019: 0.029 units per person2020: 0.028 units per person2021: 0.028 units per person2022: 0.021 units per person

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 152 Maldives 0.0227 units per person compare
  2. 153 Tajikistan, Republic of 0.0221 units per person compare
  3. 154 Kyrgyz Republic 0.0217 units per person compare
  4. 156 Eritrea, The State of 0.02 units per person compare
  5. 157 Yemen, Republic of 0.019 units per person compare
  6. 158 Zimbabwe 0.0179 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 260 places β†’

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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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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 Γ· Population, total

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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 14,482 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.