Mobile cellular subscriptions in Samoa
Samoa: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 62.4 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Samoa, 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 62.4 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2022.
That represents a change of up 93.3% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Samoa peaked at 74.21 per 100 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places Samoa 190th out of 214 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Samoa, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1965 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1970 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1975 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1976 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1977 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1978 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1979 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1980 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1981 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1982 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1983 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1984 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1985 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1986 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1987 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1988 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1989 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1990 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1991 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1992 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1993 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1994 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1995 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1996 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1997 | 0.429 per 100 people | — |
| 1998 | 0.8205 per 100 people | +91.2% |
| 1999 | 1.33 per 100 people | +62.7% |
| 2000 | 1.38 per 100 people | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 1.36 per 100 people | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.46 per 100 people | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 5.66 per 100 people | +286.9% |
| 2004 | 8.59 per 100 people | +51.7% |
| 2005 | 12.84 per 100 people | +49.4% |
| 2006 | 24.24 per 100 people | +88.8% |
| 2007 | 45.56 per 100 people | +88.0% |
| 2010 | 46.63 per 100 people | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 51.04 per 100 people | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 50.38 per 100 people | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 53.25 per 100 people | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 59.73 per 100 people | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 74.21 per 100 people | +24.2% |
| 2017 | 60.47 per 100 people | -18.5% |
| 2018 | 48.17 per 100 people | -20.3% |
| 2019 | 40.04 per 100 people | -16.9% |
| 2020 | 32.56 per 100 people | -18.7% |
| 2021 | 32.28 per 100 people | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 62.4 per 100 people | +93.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 62.4 per 100 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 120.08 per 100 people, 52% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 62.4 per 100 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 115.3 per 100 people, 54% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +286.9% | 1.46 per 100 people | 5.66 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2584 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 1.33 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.64 per 100 people | 1.36 per 100 people | 45.56 per 100 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 53.77 per 100 people | 40.04 per 100 people | 74.21 per 100 people | 9 |
| 2020s | 42.41 per 100 people | 32.28 per 100 people | 62.4 per 100 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More infrastructure data for Samoa
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 134,320 (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)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 134,320 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Samoa?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Samoa was 62.4 per 100 people in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 74.21 per 100 people in 2016.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Samoa rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Samoa ranks 190th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.