Botswana vs Saudi Arabia: Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people

Botswana
164 per 100 people
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
159.54 per 100 people
in 2024
Botswana rank
20th
Saudi Arabia rank
23rd

Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

  • Botswana
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 164 per 100 people against 159.54 per 100 people in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 4.46 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Botswana ranks 20th and Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd of 212 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people
Unit
per 100 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 10,585 data points, 1960–2024
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