Botswana vs South Africa: Mobile phone subscribers
Botswana
1,428 per 1,000 people
in 2011
South Africa
1,265 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Botswana rank
3rd
South Africa rank
4th
Mobile phone subscribers over time
- Botswana
- South Africa
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1,428 per 1,000 people against 1,265 per 1,000 people in South Africa, a difference of 163 per 1,000 people.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
Botswana ranks 3rd and South Africa ranks 4th of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | South 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 | 0.0115 per 1,000 people | 0.0115 per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 1990s | 6.22 per 1,000 people | 29.35 per 1,000 people | 23.13 per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 2000s | 405.87 per 1,000 people | 583.36 per 1,000 people | 177.49 per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1,303 per 1,000 people | 1,136 per 1,000 people | 166.52 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 South Africa?
- Botswana, at 1,428 per 1,000 people against 1,265 per 1,000 people in South Africa as of 2011.
- What is the difference in mobile phone subscribers between Botswana and South Africa?
- 163 per 1,000 people, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Africa?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Botswana and South Africa rank globally for mobile phone subscribers?
- Botswana ranks 3rd and South Africa ranks 4th 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.