Fixed telephone subscriptions in American Samoa
American Samoa: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 20.05 per 100 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions in American Samoa, 1982–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
In 2022, fixed telephone subscriptions in American Samoa stood at 20.05 per 100 people.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in American Samoa peaked at 24.63 per 100 people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 10.59 per 100 people, in 1989.
That places American Samoa 61st out of 213 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.72 per 100 people | 10.59 per 100 people | 13.01 per 100 people | 8 |
| 1990s | 16.24 per 100 people | 11.5 per 100 people | 18.7 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.45 per 100 people | 18.03 per 100 people | 24.63 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.84 per 100 people | 18.35 per 100 people | 19.92 per 100 people | 6 |
| 2020s | 20.15 per 100 people | 20.05 per 100 people | 20.31 per 100 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 58 Tuvalu 21.15 per 100 people compare
- 59 United Arab Emirates 20.8 per 100 people compare
- 60 Ireland 20.51 per 100 people compare
- 62 Saudi Arabia 19.75 per 100 people compare
- 63 Trinidad and Tobago 19.75 per 100 people compare
- 64 Suriname 19.56 per 100 people compare
More infrastructure data for American Samoa
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9,693 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.96 per 100 people (2004)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2,250 (2004)
- Air transport, passengers carried 76,944 (2014)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 9,144 (2014)
- Air transport, freight 0.0117 million ton-km (2014)
- Secure Internet servers 513.2 per 1 million people (2024)
- Secure Internet servers 24 (2024)
- Container port traffic 76,200 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units (2019)
- Liner shipping connectivity index 8.09 maximum value in 2004 = 100 (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in American Samoa?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in American Samoa was 20.05 per 100 people in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 24.63 per 100 people in 2002.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.59 per 100 people in 1989.
- How does American Samoa rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- American Samoa ranks 61st out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.