Faroe Islands vs Samoa: Number of people using the Internet

Faroe Islands
49,052 users
in 2017
Samoa
42,411 users
in 2014
Faroe Islands rank
194th
Samoa rank
196th

Number of people using the Internet over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 49,052 users against 42,411 users in Samoa, a difference of 6,641 users.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Samoa ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 194th and Samoa ranks 196th of 207 countries.

Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 4,304 users 309.01 users 3,995 users Faroe Islands
2000s 29,639 users 6,387 users 23,252 users Faroe Islands
2010s 40,949 users 26,615 users 14,334 users Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people using the internet, Faroe Islands or Samoa?
Faroe Islands, at 49,052 users against 42,411 users in Samoa as of 2017.
What is the difference in number of people using the internet between Faroe Islands and Samoa?
6,641 users, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Samoa?
19 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2014.
How do Faroe Islands and Samoa rank globally for number of people using the internet?
Faroe Islands ranks 194th and Samoa ranks 196th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in, published as Number of people using the Internet. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of people using the Internet
Unit
users
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
207 places, 5,658 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

The number of individuals using the Internet.