Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Samoa
Samoa: Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled was 134,320 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Samoa, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2022, mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Samoa stood at 134,320.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 94.7% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Samoa peaked at 151,008 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Samoa ranks 187th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 766 | — |
| 1998 | 1,480 | +93.2% |
| 1999 | 2,432 | +64.3% |
| 2000 | 2,500 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 2,500 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,700 | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 10,500 | +288.9% |
| 2004 | 16,000 | +52.4% |
| 2005 | 24,000 | +50.0% |
| 2006 | 45,500 | +89.6% |
| 2007 | 86,000 | +89.0% |
| 2008 | 87,333 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 88,667 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 90,000 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 95,151 | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 100,302 | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 99,887 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 106,524 | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 120,517 | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 151,008 | +25.3% |
| 2017 | 124,211 | -17.7% |
| 2018 | 100,000 | -19.5% |
| 2019 | 84,000 | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 69,000 | -17.9% |
| 2021 | 69,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 134,320 | +94.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 134,320 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.01 million, 2% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 134,320 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.10 million, 3% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +288.9% | 2,700 | 10,500 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 467.8 | 0 | 2,432 | 10 |
| 2000s | 36,570 | 2,500 | 88,667 | 10 |
| 2010s | 107,160 | 84,000 | 151,008 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90,773 | 69,000 | 134,320 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 184 Seychelles 163,827 compare
- 185 Sao Tome and Principe 147,061 compare
- 186 Aruba 140,815 compare
- 188 Andorra 127,571 compare
- 189 Grenada 111,955 compare
- 190 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 109,022 compare
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Samoa?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Samoa was 134,320 in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 151,008 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Samoa rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled?
- Samoa ranks 187th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Mobile cellular subscriptions with 80 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
- Mobile cellular 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
Mobile cellular subscriptions with 80 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.