Botswana vs Libya: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers

Botswana
1,502 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Libya
1,713 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Botswana rank
3rd
Libya rank
2nd

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Botswana
  • Libya
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 1,713 per 1,000 people against 1,502 per 1,000 people in Botswana, a difference of 211 per 1,000 people.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.

Botswana ranks 3rd and Libya ranks 2nd of 53 countries.

Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Libya Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7634 per 1,000 people 6.25 per 1,000 people 5.48 per 1,000 people Libya
1980s 10.39 per 1,000 people 37.61 per 1,000 people 27.21 per 1,000 people Libya
1990s 45.6 per 1,000 people 70.79 per 1,000 people 25.19 per 1,000 people Libya
2000s 479.93 per 1,000 people 605.48 per 1,000 people 125.55 per 1,000 people Libya
2010s 1,374 per 1,000 people 1,811 per 1,000 people 436.58 per 1,000 people Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Botswana or Libya?
Libya, at 1,713 per 1,000 people against 1,502 per 1,000 people in Botswana as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Botswana and Libya?
211 per 1,000 people, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Libya?
32 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Botswana and Libya rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
Botswana ranks 3rd and Libya ranks 2nd of 53 countries.
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

Indicator
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers (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
59 places, 2,189 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

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.