Botswana vs Libya: Mobile phone subscribers
Botswana
1,428 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Libya
1,557 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Botswana rank
3rd
Libya rank
1st
Mobile phone subscribers over time
- Botswana
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 1,557 per 1,000 people against 1,428 per 1,000 people in Botswana, a difference of 129 per 1,000 people.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.
Botswana ranks 3rd and Libya ranks 1st of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Libya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Libya | 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 | 1.18 per 1,000 people | 5.04 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 2000s | 405.87 per 1,000 people | 462.37 per 1,000 people | 56.5 per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 2010s | 1,303 per 1,000 people | 1,636 per 1,000 people | 333.15 per 1,000 people | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile phone subscribers, Botswana or Libya?
- Libya, at 1,557 per 1,000 people against 1,428 per 1,000 people in Botswana as of 2011.
- What is the difference in mobile phone subscribers between Botswana and Libya?
- 129 per 1,000 people, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Libya?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Botswana and Libya rank globally for mobile phone subscribers?
- Botswana ranks 3rd and Libya ranks 1st 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.