Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network (%) in Samoa
Samoa: Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network (%) was 99.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
72nd
of 228 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2022
All-time low
0.0%
in 2015
Years of data
8
2015–2024
Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network in Samoa, 2015–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 99.0% for proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 102.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network in Samoa peaked at 99.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
Samoa ranks 72nd of 228 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network (%) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 37.0% | — |
| 2017 | 49.0% | +32.4% |
| 2019 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +102.0% |
| 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 98.3%, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 99.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.5%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.8% | 0.0% | 49.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 74.0% | 49.0% | 99.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 70 Brunei Darussalam 99.0% compare
- 70 Brunei 99.0% compare
- 72 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 72 Barbados 99.0% compare
- 72 Belarus 99.0% compare
- 72 Curaçao 99.0% compare
- 72 Estonia 99.0% compare
- 72 France 99.0% compare
- 72 Israel 99.0% compare
- 72 Jamaica 99.0% compare
- 72 Mauritius 99.0% compare
- 72 Mongolia 99.0% compare
- 72 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 99.0% compare
- 72 Oman 99.0% compare
- 72 San Marino 99.0% compare
- 72 Seychelles 99.0% compare
- 72 Slovakia 99.0% compare
- 72 Thailand 99.0% compare
- 72 Curacao 99.0% compare
- 72 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 4g mobile network in Samoa?
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 4g 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 4g 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 4g mobile network recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does Samoa rank for proportion of population covered by at least a 4g mobile network?
- Samoa ranks 72nd out of 228 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 4G mobile network (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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