Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Samoa
Samoa: Share of people in range of 4G mobile network was 99.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
66th
of 214 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2022
All-time low
0.0%
in 2015
Years of data
8
2015–2024
Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Samoa, 2015–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 99.0% for share of people in range of 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, share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Samoa peaked at 99.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
That places Samoa 66th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | 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 98.0%, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 99.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.5%, 1.0× the median. (33 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
- 65 Brunei 99.0% compare
- 66 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 66 Barbados 99.0% compare
- 66 Belarus 99.0% compare
- 66 Curacao 99.0% compare
- 66 Estonia 99.0% compare
- 66 France 99.0% compare
- 66 Hong Kong 99.0% compare
- 66 Israel 99.0% compare
- 66 Jamaica 99.0% compare
- 66 Mauritius 99.0% compare
- 66 Mongolia 99.0% compare
- 66 Netherlands 99.0% compare
- 66 Oman 99.0% compare
- 66 San Marino 99.0% compare
- 66 Seychelles 99.0% compare
- 66 Slovakia 99.0% compare
- 66 Thailand 99.0% compare
- 66 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 share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Samoa?
- Share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Samoa was 99.0% in 2024, according to International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of people in range of 4g mobile network recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of people in range of 4g mobile network recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does Samoa rank for share of people in range of 4g mobile network?
- Samoa ranks 66th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 people in range of 4G mobile network. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network (%).