Samoa vs Tonga: Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people
Samoa
62.4 per 100 people
in 2022
Tonga
61.73 per 100 people
in 2022
Samoa rank
190th
Tonga rank
192nd
Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people over time
- Samoa
- Tonga
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 62.4 per 100 people against 61.73 per 100 people in Tonga, a difference of 0.67 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tonga ahead.
Samoa ranks 190th and Tonga ranks 192nd of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tonga | 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 | 0.0986 per 100 people | 0.1598 per 100 people | Samoa |
| 2000s | 12.64 per 100 people | 16.26 per 100 people | 3.63 per 100 people | Tonga |
| 2010s | 53.77 per 100 people | 69.86 per 100 people | 16.09 per 100 people | Tonga |
| 2020s | 42.41 per 100 people | 60.45 per 100 people | 18.04 per 100 people | Tonga |
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 Tonga?
- Samoa, at 62.4 per 100 people against 61.73 per 100 people in Tonga as of 2022.
- What is the difference in mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people between Samoa and Tonga?
- 0.67 per 100 people, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tonga?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Samoa and Tonga rank globally for mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Samoa ranks 190th and Tonga ranks 192nd 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.