Africa vs Botswana: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time
- Africa
- Botswana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1,502 per 1,000 people against 652.53 per 1,000 people in Africa, a difference of 849.47 per 1,000 people.
That makes Botswana's figure about 2.3 times Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Africa ahead.
Africa ranks 2nd and Botswana ranks 3rd of 6 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 3 and Botswana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.57 per 1,000 people | 0.7634 per 1,000 people | 4.81 per 1,000 people | Africa |
| 1970s | 7.73 per 1,000 people | 5.69 per 1,000 people | 2.04 per 1,000 people | Africa |
| 1980s | 10.16 per 1,000 people | 10.07 per 1,000 people | 0.095 per 1,000 people | Africa |
| 1990s | 19.59 per 1,000 people | 45.6 per 1,000 people | 26.02 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 2000s | 204.51 per 1,000 people | 479.93 per 1,000 people | 275.42 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 2010s | 610.9 per 1,000 people | 1,374 per 1,000 people | 763.07 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Africa or Botswana?
- Botswana, at 1,502 per 1,000 people against 652.53 per 1,000 people in Africa as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Africa and Botswana?
- 849.47 per 1,000 people, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Botswana?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Africa and Botswana rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
- Africa ranks 2nd and Botswana ranks 3rd of 6 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Telephone (mainlines and 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. Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.