Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Samoa
Samoa: Proportion of individuals using the Internet was 21.2% in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Samoa, 2000–2014
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 21.2% for proportion of individuals using the internet in 2014. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 38.6% on the previous year and up 583.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of individuals using the internet in Samoa peaked at 21.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2000.
That places Samoa 217th out of 236 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +183.3% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +29.4% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +27.3% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | +32.4% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | +57.1% |
| 2012 | 12.9% | +17.3% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | +18.6% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | +38.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 21.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.6%, 26% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 21.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 80.5%, 26% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +183.3% | 0.6% | 1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 0.6% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 7.0% | 21.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 214 Guadeloupe 23.4% compare
- 215 Vanuatu 22.4% compare
- 216 Ethiopia 21.9% compare
- 218 Mozambique 20.5% compare
- 219 Democratic Republic of the Congo 19.7% compare
- 220 Malawi 19.0% 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 proportion of individuals using the internet in Samoa?
- Proportion of individuals using the internet in Samoa was 21.2% in 2014, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for proportion of individuals using the internet?
- Samoa ranks 217th out of 236 countries with data for 2014.
- Is proportion of individuals using the internet rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 583.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of individuals using the Internet (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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