Botswana vs Eswatini: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network

Botswana
99.0%
in 2024
Eswatini
99.1%
in 2024
Botswana rank
108th
Eswatini rank
106th

Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network over time

  • Botswana
  • Eswatini
020406080100200020122024

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 99.1% against 99.0% in Botswana, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 108th and Eswatini ranks 106th of 212 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Eswatini in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Eswatini Difference Ahead
2000s 99.0% 87.0% 12.0% Botswana
2010s 96.6% 96.7% 0.1% Eswatini
2020s 98.4% 99.1% 0.7% Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network, Botswana or Eswatini?
Eswatini, at 99.1% against 99.0% in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network between Botswana and Eswatini?
0.1%, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Eswatini?
13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Eswatini rank globally for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
Botswana ranks 108th and Eswatini ranks 106th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network
Unit
%
Source
International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 3,813 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%).