Botswana vs Mauritania: Public payphones

Botswana
0.5356 per 1,000 people
in 2008
Mauritania
0.5814 per 1,000 people
in 2008
Botswana rank
24th
Mauritania rank
23rd

Public payphones over time

  • Botswana
  • Mauritania
00.511.522.5198619972008

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.5814 per 1,000 people against 0.5356 per 1,000 people in Botswana, a difference of 0.0458 per 1,000 people.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 24th and Mauritania ranks 23rd of 51 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Mauritania Difference Ahead
1990s 0.673 per 1,000 people 0.1472 per 1,000 people 0.5258 per 1,000 people Botswana
2000s 1.28 per 1,000 people 1.31 per 1,000 people 0.0274 per 1,000 people Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public payphones, Botswana or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 0.5814 per 1,000 people against 0.5356 per 1,000 people in Botswana as of 2008.
What is the difference in public payphones between Botswana and Mauritania?
0.0458 per 1,000 people, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritania?
16 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2008.
How do Botswana and Mauritania rank globally for public payphones?
Botswana ranks 24th and Mauritania ranks 23rd of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Public payphones (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

Indicator
Public payphones (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
57 places, 943 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Total number of all types of public telephones, including coin- and card-operated and public telephones in call offices. Publicly available phones installed in private places should also be included, as should mobile public telephones. All public telephones regardless of capability (e.g., local calls or national only) should be counted. If the national definition of "payphone" differs from that above (e.g., by excluding pay phones in private places), then respondents should indicate their own definition.