Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in American Samoa
American Samoa: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre was 48.47 units per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in American Samoa, 1982–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2022, fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in American Samoa stood at 48.47 units per square kilometre.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in American Samoa peaked at 70.27 units per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 23 units per square kilometre, in 1982.
American Samoa ranks 41st of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 23 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1983 | 23 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 23.25 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 23.5 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 23.75 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 24 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 24.25 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 24.5 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 27.5 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1991 | 27.5 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 30 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 40 units per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1994 | 47.5 units per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1995 | 49 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 50 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 50.5 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 51 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 51 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 51.26 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 62.94 units per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 2002 | 70.27 units per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 53.56 units per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 2004 | 51.77 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 52 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 52 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 52 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 52 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 52 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 52 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 50 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 50 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 49.5 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 50 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 50 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 50 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 50 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 48.47 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 48.47 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 34.47 units per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 48.47 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.02 units per square kilometre, 6.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in American 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +33.3% | 30 units per square kilometre | 40 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.66 units per square kilometre | 23 units per square kilometre | 24.5 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1990s | 42.4 units per square kilometre | 27.5 units per square kilometre | 51 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.98 units per square kilometre | 51.26 units per square kilometre | 70.27 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.25 units per square kilometre | 49.5 units per square kilometre | 52 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2020s | 49.49 units per square kilometre | 48.47 units per square kilometre | 50 units per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 38 Saint Kitts and Nevis 60.01 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Saint Lucia 50.23 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Grenada 49.97 units per square kilometre compare
- 42 Qatar 45.74 units per square kilometre compare
- 43 Austria 43.68 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 Maldives 43.15 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for American Samoa
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2,250 (2004)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.96 per 100 people (2004)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9,693 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 20.05 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2005 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.07 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 9,693 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2004)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 2,250 (2004)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in American Samoa?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in American Samoa was 48.47 units per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 70.27 units per square kilometre in 2002.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 units per square kilometre in 1982.
- How does American Samoa rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- American Samoa ranks 41st out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed telephone 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.
Fixed telephone subscriptions ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fixed telephone subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.