Fixed telephone subscriptions in Samoa
Samoa: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 4,567 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Samoa, 1981–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in Samoa is 4,567, measured in 2022.
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 in Samoa peaked at 19,500 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3,472, in 1981.
Samoa ranks 194th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions 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% |
| 2012 | 8,270 | +3.4% |
| 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% |
| 2019 | 6,000 | -29.0% |
| 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 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 |
| 2019 | -29.0% | 8,454 | 6,000 |
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 | 9,002 | 6,000 | 11,778 | 8 |
| 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 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)
- 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 in Samoa?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Samoa was 4,567 in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 19,500 in 2005.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,472 in 1981.
- How does Samoa rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Samoa ranks 194th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions 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 World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.