Botswana vs Gabon: Mobile phone subscribers
Botswana
1,428 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Gabon
1,173 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Botswana rank
3rd
Gabon rank
5th
Mobile phone subscribers over time
- Botswana
- Gabon
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1,428 per 1,000 people against 1,173 per 1,000 people in Gabon, a difference of 255 per 1,000 people.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gabon ahead.
Botswana ranks 3rd and Gabon ranks 5th of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 per 1,000 people | 0 per 1,000 people | 0 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1970s | 0 per 1,000 people | 0 per 1,000 people | 0 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1980s | 0 per 1,000 people | 0 per 1,000 people | 0 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1990s | 6.22 per 1,000 people | 3.75 per 1,000 people | 2.47 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 2000s | 405.87 per 1,000 people | 485.1 per 1,000 people | 79.23 per 1,000 people | Gabon |
| 2010s | 1,303 per 1,000 people | 1,121 per 1,000 people | 181.58 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile phone subscribers, Botswana or Gabon?
- Botswana, at 1,428 per 1,000 people against 1,173 per 1,000 people in Gabon as of 2011.
- What is the difference in mobile phone subscribers between Botswana and Gabon?
- 255 per 1,000 people, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gabon?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Botswana and Gabon rank globally for mobile phone subscribers?
- Botswana ranks 3rd and Gabon ranks 5th of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Mobile phone subscribers (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.