Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Samoa
Samoa: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 99.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
99.0%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
108th
of 212 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2022
All-time low
96.8%
in 2016
Years of data
7
2015–2022
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Samoa, 2015–2022
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Samoa stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
That places Samoa 108th out of 212 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 97.0% | — |
| 2016 | 96.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 99.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 99.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.6%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.9% | 96.8% | 97.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 105 Hungary 99.2% compare
- 106 Eswatini 99.1% compare
- 107 Brunei 99.1% compare
- 108 Anguilla 99.0% compare
- 108 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 108 Aruba 99.0% compare
- 108 Austria 99.0% compare
- 108 Bahamas 99.0% compare
- 108 Bolivia 99.0% compare
- 108 Botswana 99.0% compare
- 108 Chile 99.0% compare
- 108 France 99.0% compare
- 108 Gabon 99.0% compare
- 108 Israel 99.0% compare
- 108 Latvia 99.0% compare
- 108 Mauritius 99.0% compare
- 108 Netherlands 99.0% compare
- 108 Philippines 99.0% compare
- 108 San Marino 99.0% compare
- 108 Seychelles 99.0% compare
- 108 Thailand 99.0% compare
- 108 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 108 Tunisia 99.0% compare
- 108 United States 99.0% compare
More science & technology data for Samoa
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 62.4 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.624 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 134,320 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 48.32 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 93.33 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 94.67 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 21.85 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Samoa?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Samoa was 99.0% in 2022, according to International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.8% in 2016.
- How does Samoa rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Samoa ranks 108th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%).