Samoa vs Solomon Islands: Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people
Samoa
62.4 per 100 people
in 2022
Solomon Islands
62.07 per 100 people
in 2022
Samoa rank
190th
Solomon Islands rank
191st
Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people over time
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 62.4 per 100 people against 62.07 per 100 people in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.33 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Samoa ranks 190th and Solomon Islands ranks 191st of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Solomon Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1970s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1980s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1990s | 0.2584 per 100 people | 0.0787 per 100 people | 0.1798 per 100 people | Samoa |
| 2000s | 12.64 per 100 people | 0.8 per 100 people | 11.84 per 100 people | Samoa |
| 2010s | 53.77 per 100 people | 57.84 per 100 people | 4.07 per 100 people | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 42.41 per 100 people | 62.63 per 100 people | 20.22 per 100 people | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people, Samoa or Solomon Islands?
- Samoa, at 62.4 per 100 people against 62.07 per 100 people in Solomon Islands as of 2022.
- What is the difference in mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people between Samoa and Solomon Islands?
- 0.33 per 100 people, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Solomon Islands?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Samoa and Solomon Islands rank globally for mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Samoa ranks 190th and Solomon Islands ranks 191st of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.