Laos vs Samoa: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people

Laos

64.76 per 100 people

in 2023

Samoa

62.4 per 100 people

in 2022

Laos rank

187th

Samoa rank

190th

Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

Laos currently reports 64.76 per 100 people against 62.4 per 100 people in Samoa, a difference of 2.36 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Samoa ahead.

Laos ranks 187th and Samoa ranks 190th of 212 countries.

Indicator: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people
Unit: per 100 people
Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 212 places, 8,985 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

This number can get over 100 when the average person has more than one subscription to a mobile service.