Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in American Samoa
American Samoa: Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people was 20.05 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in American Samoa, 1982–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in American Samoa is 20.05, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in American Samoa peaked at 24.63 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 10.59, in 1989.
American Samoa ranks 61st of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 13.01 | — |
| 1983 | 12.52 | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 12.18 | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 11.85 | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 11.52 | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 11.2 | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 10.89 | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 10.59 | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 11.8 | +11.5% |
| 1991 | 11.5 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 12.2 | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 15.9 | +30.3% |
| 1994 | 18.5 | +16.4% |
| 1995 | 18.7 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 18.7 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 18.6 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 18.4 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 18.1 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 18.03 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 22.06 | +22.3% |
| 2002 | 24.63 | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 18.8 | -23.6% |
| 2004 | 18.22 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 18.37 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 18.45 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 18.53 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 18.63 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 18.73 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 18.83 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 18.35 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 18.52 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 18.52 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 18.91 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 19.92 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 20.1 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 20.31 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 20.05 | -1.3% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 20.05 is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.32, 82% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 20.05 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.82, 1.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people 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 | +30.3% | 12.2 | 15.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.72 | 10.59 | 13.01 | 8 |
| 1990s | 16.24 | 11.5 | 18.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.45 | 18.03 | 24.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.84 | 18.35 | 19.92 | 6 |
| 2020s | 20.15 | 20.05 | 20.31 | 3 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 58 Tuvalu 21.15 compare
- 59 United Arab Emirates 20.8 compare
- 60 Ireland 20.51 compare
- 62 Saudi Arabia 19.75 compare
- 63 Trinidad and Tobago 19.75 compare
- 64 Suriname 19.56 compare
More reference data data for American Samoa
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0005 (2050)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.1017 (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.015 (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1942 (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0005 (2050)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 0.0944 (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0018 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in American Samoa?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in American Samoa was 20.05 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 24.63 in 2002.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.59 in 1989.
- How does American Samoa rank for fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people?
- American Samoa ranks 61st out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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