Botswana vs Zambia: Public payphones
Public payphones over time
- Botswana
- Zambia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.5356 per 1,000 people against 0.3831 per 1,000 people in Zambia, a difference of 0.1525 per 1,000 people.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.4 times Zambia's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 24th and Zambia ranks 25th of 51 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1456 per 1,000 people | 0.0588 per 1,000 people | 0.0867 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.673 per 1,000 people | 0.063 per 1,000 people | 0.61 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 2000s | 1.29 per 1,000 people | 0.1323 per 1,000 people | 1.16 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public payphones, Botswana or Zambia?
- Botswana, at 0.5356 per 1,000 people against 0.3831 per 1,000 people in Zambia as of 2008.
- What is the difference in public payphones between Botswana and Zambia?
- 0.1525 per 1,000 people, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zambia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2007.
- How do Botswana and Zambia rank globally for public payphones?
- Botswana ranks 24th and Zambia ranks 25th 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
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.