Botswana vs North Africa: Mobile phone subscribers
Botswana
1,428 per 1,000 people
in 2011
North Africa
1,056 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Botswana rank
3rd
North Africa rank
1st
Mobile phone subscribers over time
- Botswana
- North Africa
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1,428 per 1,000 people against 1,056 per 1,000 people in North Africa, a difference of 372 per 1,000 people.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.4 times North Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North Africa ahead.
Botswana ranks 3rd and North Africa ranks 1st of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and North Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | North Africa | 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 | 0.0099 per 1,000 people | 0.0099 per 1,000 people | North Africa |
| 1990s | 6.22 per 1,000 people | 1.2 per 1,000 people | 5.02 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 2000s | 405.87 per 1,000 people | 322.11 per 1,000 people | 83.76 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 2010s | 1,303 per 1,000 people | 1,002 per 1,000 people | 301.35 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 North Africa?
- Botswana, at 1,428 per 1,000 people against 1,056 per 1,000 people in North Africa as of 2011.
- What is the difference in mobile phone subscribers between Botswana and North Africa?
- 372 per 1,000 people, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and North Africa?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Botswana and North Africa rank globally for mobile phone subscribers?
- Botswana ranks 3rd and North Africa 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.