Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita was 0.624 units per person in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Samoa, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.624 units per person for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in 2022.
The figure is up 93.3% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.7421 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
Samoa ranks 190th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0026 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0135 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1264 units per person | 0.0136 units per person | 0.4556 units per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.5377 units per person | 0.4004 units per person | 0.7421 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.4241 units per person | 0.3228 units per person | 0.624 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 187 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.6476 units per person compare
- 188 Burundi 0.6316 units per person compare
- 189 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 0.6244 units per person compare
- 191 Solomon Islands 0.6207 units per person compare
- 192 Tonga 0.6173 units per person compare
- 193 Niger 0.6059 units per person 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 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, per capita in Samoa?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Samoa was 0.624 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7421 units per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Samoa rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 190th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Mobile cellular subscriptions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Mobile cellular subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.