Botswana vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Fixed telephone service investment

Botswana
240.70 million current US$
in 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa
120.50 million current US$
in 2011
Botswana rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

Fixed telephone service investment over time

  • Botswana
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0500.0M1.0B1.5B198119962011

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 240.70 million current US$ against 120.50 million current US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 120.19 million current US$.

That makes Botswana's figure about 2.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 20 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 23.24 million current US$ 98.42 million current US$ 75.18 million current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 254.19 million current US$ 715.91 million current US$ 461.72 million current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone service investment, Botswana or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Botswana, at 240.70 million current US$ against 120.50 million current US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2008.
What is the difference in fixed telephone service investment between Botswana and Sub-Saharan Africa?
120.19 million current US$, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sub-Saharan Africa?
6 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2008.
How do Botswana and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for fixed telephone service investment?
Botswana ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 20 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Fixed telephone service investment (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Botswana vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Fixed telephone service investment. Statizoid, drawing on International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Retrieved 22 August 2026, from https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/fixed-telephone-service-investment-current-us/botswana/sub-saharan-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/fixed-telephone-service-investment-current-us/botswana/sub-saharan-africa/">Botswana vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Fixed telephone service investment</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Fixed telephone service investment (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 362 data points, 1981–2011
Last refreshed

Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Annual investment on equipment for fixed telephone service. This indicator is expressed in US dollars.