Samoa vs Tonga: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Samoa

4,567

in 2022

Tonga

3,280

in 2022

Samoa rank

193rd

Tonga rank

196th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Samoa
Tonga

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 4,567 against 3,280 in Tonga, a difference of 1,287.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.4 times Tonga's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Samoa ahead.

Globally, Samoa ranks 193rd and Tonga ranks 196th of 213 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 14,482 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.