Botswana vs Kuwait: Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people
Botswana
164 per 100 people
in 2024
Kuwait
167.68 per 100 people
in 2023
Botswana rank
20th
Kuwait rank
19th
Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people over time
- Botswana
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 167.68 per 100 people against 164 per 100 people in Botswana, a difference of 3.68 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.
Botswana ranks 20th and Kuwait ranks 19th of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1970s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1980s | 0 per 100 people | 0.2955 per 100 people | 0.2955 per 100 people | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.6356 per 100 people | 7.43 per 100 people | 6.79 per 100 people | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 41.08 per 100 people | 59.6 per 100 people | 18.51 per 100 people | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 146.66 per 100 people | 172.78 per 100 people | 26.12 per 100 people | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 173.09 per 100 people | 162.14 per 100 people | 10.95 per 100 people | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people, Botswana or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 167.68 per 100 people against 164 per 100 people in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people between Botswana and Kuwait?
- 3.68 per 100 people, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Kuwait?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Kuwait rank globally for mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Botswana ranks 20th and Kuwait ranks 19th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.