Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Samoa

Samoa: Landline phone subscriptions, per capita was 0.0212 units per person in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.0212 units per person
Change on year
down 24.4%
World rank
154th
of 212 countries
All-time high
0.1043 units per person
in 2005
All-time low
0.021 units per person
in 1981
Years of data
36
1981–2022

Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Samoa, 1981–2022

0.020.040.060.080.11981200120221981: 0.021 units per person1982: 0.021 units per person1983: 0.022 units per person1984: 0.022 units per person1985: 0.022 units per person1986: 0.022 units per person1987: 0.023 units per person1988: 0.023 units per person1989: 0.024 units per person1990: 0.024 units per person1991: 0.025 units per person1992: 0.038 units per person1993: 0.041 units per person1994: 0.043 units per person1995: 0.045 units per person1996: 0.047 units per person1997: 0.048 units per person1998: 0.047 units per person1999: 0.047 units per person2000: 0.047 units per person2001: 0.053 units per person2002: 0.064 units per person2003: 0.072 units per person2004: 0.088 units per person2005: 0.104 units per person2010: 0.041 units per person2012: 0.042 units per person2013: 0.042 units per person2014: 0.059 units per person2015: 0.057 units per person2016: 0.048 units per person2017: 0.041 units per person2019: 0.029 units per person2020: 0.028 units per person2021: 0.028 units per person2022: 0.021 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Samoa is 0.0212 units per person, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.4% on the previous year and down 49.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.1043 units per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.021 units per person, in 1981.

Samoa ranks 154th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Samoa, 1981 to 2022.
Year units per person Change
1981 0.021 units per person —
1982 0.0213 units per person +1.8%
1983 0.0216 units per person +1.3%
1984 0.0219 units per person +1.3%
1985 0.0222 units per person +1.3%
1986 0.0224 units per person +1.2%
1987 0.0227 units per person +1.0%
1988 0.0235 units per person +3.5%
1989 0.0237 units per person +1.0%
1990 0.0243 units per person +2.3%
1991 0.0246 units per person +1.4%
1992 0.0382 units per person +55.1%
1993 0.0413 units per person +8.3%
1994 0.0427 units per person +3.4%
1995 0.0447 units per person +4.6%
1996 0.0469 units per person +4.9%
1997 0.0476 units per person +1.6%
1998 0.0474 units per person -0.4%
1999 0.0472 units per person -0.5%
2000 0.0469 units per person -0.5%
2001 0.0528 units per person +12.6%
2002 0.0639 units per person +21.0%
2003 0.0717 units per person +12.2%
2004 0.088 units per person +22.8%
2005 0.1043 units per person +18.5%
2010 0.0414 units per person -60.3%
2012 0.0421 units per person +1.5%
2013 0.0423 units per person +0.4%
2014 0.0589 units per person +39.3%
2015 0.0568 units per person -3.6%
2016 0.0476 units per person -16.2%
2017 0.0412 units per person -13.5%
2019 0.0286 units per person -30.5%
2020 0.0283 units per person -1.0%
2021 0.0281 units per person -0.9%
2022 0.0212 units per person -24.4%

Samoa compared with similar countries

  • Samoa's 0.0212 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.107 units per person, 20% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Samoa's 0.0212 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1066 units per person, 20% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Landline phone subscriptions, per capita 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.

YearChange FromTo
2010 -60.3% 0.1043 units per person 0.0414 units per person
1992 +55.1% 0.0246 units per person 0.0382 units per person
2014 +39.3% 0.0423 units per person 0.0589 units per person
2019 -30.5% 0.0412 units per person 0.0286 units per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0222 units per person 0.021 units per person 0.0237 units per person 9
1990s 0.0405 units per person 0.0243 units per person 0.0476 units per person 10
2000s 0.0713 units per person 0.0469 units per person 0.1043 units per person 6
2010s 0.0448 units per person 0.0286 units per person 0.0589 units per person 8
2020s 0.0259 units per person 0.0212 units per person 0.0283 units per person 3

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 151 Maldives 0.0227 units per person compare
  2. 152 Tajikistan 0.0221 units per person compare
  3. 153 Kyrgyzstan 0.0217 units per person compare
  4. 155 Eritrea 0.02 units per person compare
  5. 156 Yemen 0.019 units per person compare
  6. 157 Zimbabwe 0.0179 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 212 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Samoa?
Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Samoa was 0.0212 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest landline phone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 0.1043 units per person in 2005.
What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.021 units per person in 1981.
How does Samoa rank for landline phone subscriptions, per capita?
Samoa ranks 154th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
Is landline phone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Samoa data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Landline phone subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Landline phone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Landline phone subscriptions ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Landline phone subscriptions, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
212 places, 11,803 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Landline phone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.