Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%) in Samoa
Samoa: Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%) was 99.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
99.0%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
117th
of 227 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2022
All-time low
96.8%
in 2016
Years of data
7
2015–2022
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network in Samoa, 2015–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 99.0% for proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network in 2022. 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 117th out of 227 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 99.6%, 99% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 99.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.6%, 1.0× the median. (30 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
- 114 Eswatini 99.1% compare
- 115 Brunei Darussalam 99.1% compare
- 115 Brunei 99.1% compare
- 117 Anguilla 99.0% compare
- 117 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 117 Aruba 99.0% compare
- 117 Austria 99.0% compare
- 117 Bahamas 99.0% compare
- 117 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 99.0% compare
- 117 Botswana 99.0% compare
- 117 Chile 99.0% compare
- 117 France 99.0% compare
- 117 Gabon 99.0% compare
- 117 Israel 99.0% compare
- 117 Latvia 99.0% compare
- 117 Mauritius 99.0% compare
- 117 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 99.0% compare
- 117 Philippines 99.0% compare
- 117 San Marino 99.0% compare
- 117 Seychelles 99.0% compare
- 117 Thailand 99.0% compare
- 117 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 117 Tunisia 99.0% compare
- 117 Yugoslavia [former] 99.0%
- 117 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 proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network in Samoa?
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network in Samoa was 99.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.8% in 2016.
- How does Samoa rank for proportion of population covered by at least a 2g mobile network?
- Samoa ranks 117th out of 227 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of population covered by at least a 2g 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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