Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Samoa
Samoa: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 75.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
75.7%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
135th
of 182 countries
All-time high
75.7%
in 2023
All-time low
66.4%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Samoa, 2019–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Samoa is 75.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 14.0% over five years.
That places Samoa 135th out of 182 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 66.4% | — |
| 2020 | 70.3% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 75.0% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 75.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 75.7% | +0.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 75.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.9%, 87% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 75.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 84.8%, 89% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 66.4% | 66.4% | 66.4% | 1 |
| 2020s | 74.1% | 70.3% | 75.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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 that owns a mobile phone in Samoa?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Samoa was 75.7% in 2023, according to International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 75.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.4% in 2019.
- How does Samoa rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Samoa ranks 135th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 that owns a mobile phone. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%).