Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%) in Samoa
Samoa: Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%) was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
94th
of 238 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2022
All-time low
31.4%
in 2012
Years of data
11
2012–2024
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network in Samoa, 2012–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 99.0% for proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in Samoa peaked at 99.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31.4%, in 2012.
Samoa ranks 94th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 31.4% | — |
| 2013 | 53.2% | +69.6% |
| 2014 | 75.1% | +41.0% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 84.5% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 91.0% | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 99.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.0%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 99.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97.7%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 73.2% | 31.4% | 91.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 95.0% | 91.0% | 99.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 92 Algeria 99.1% compare
- 92 India 99.1% compare
- 94 Anguilla 99.0% compare
- 94 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 94 Curaçao 99.0% compare
- 94 France 99.0% compare
- 94 Guernsey 99.0% compare
- 94 Israel 99.0% compare
- 94 Jamaica 99.0% compare
- 94 Jersey 99.0% compare
- 94 Latvia 99.0% compare
- 94 Liechtenstein 99.0% compare
- 94 Mauritius 99.0% compare
- 94 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 99.0% compare
- 94 San Marino 99.0% compare
- 94 Seychelles 99.0% compare
- 94 Slovakia 99.0% compare
- 94 Syrian Arab Republic 99.0% compare
- 94 Thailand 99.0% compare
- 94 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 94 Tunisia 99.0% compare
- 94 Curacao 99.0% compare
- 94 Syria 99.0% compare
- 94 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 3g mobile network in Samoa?
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network in Samoa was 99.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population covered by at least a 3g 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 3g mobile network recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.4% in 2012.
- How does Samoa rank for proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network?
- Samoa ranks 94th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population covered by at least a 3g mobile network rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 3G mobile network (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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