Botswana vs Mauritius: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time
- Botswana
- Mauritius
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1,502 per 1,000 people against 1,298 per 1,000 people in Mauritius, a difference of 204 per 1,000 people.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Mauritius's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritius ahead.
Botswana ranks 3rd and Mauritius ranks 5th of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Mauritius in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.39 per 1,000 people | 10.69 per 1,000 people | 9.31 per 1,000 people | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 5.69 per 1,000 people | 18.52 per 1,000 people | 12.83 per 1,000 people | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 10.07 per 1,000 people | 36.97 per 1,000 people | 26.9 per 1,000 people | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 45.6 per 1,000 people | 153.84 per 1,000 people | 108.23 per 1,000 people | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 479.93 per 1,000 people | 780.31 per 1,000 people | 300.38 per 1,000 people | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 1,374 per 1,000 people | 1,265 per 1,000 people | 109 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, Botswana or Mauritius?
- Botswana, at 1,502 per 1,000 people against 1,298 per 1,000 people in Mauritius as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Botswana and Mauritius?
- 204 per 1,000 people, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritius?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Botswana and Mauritius rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
- Botswana ranks 3rd and Mauritius ranks 5th 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
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.