Botswana vs South Africa: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time
- Botswana
- South Africa
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1,502 per 1,000 people against 1,347 per 1,000 people in South Africa, a difference of 155 per 1,000 people.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
Botswana ranks 3rd and South Africa ranks 4th of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.39 per 1,000 people | 37.72 per 1,000 people | 36.33 per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 1970s | 5.69 per 1,000 people | 49.44 per 1,000 people | 43.75 per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 1980s | 10.07 per 1,000 people | 73.73 per 1,000 people | 63.66 per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 1990s | 45.6 per 1,000 people | 134.34 per 1,000 people | 88.74 per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 2000s | 479.93 per 1,000 people | 684.05 per 1,000 people | 204.12 per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1,374 per 1,000 people | 1,219 per 1,000 people | 154.53 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 South Africa?
- Botswana, at 1,502 per 1,000 people against 1,347 per 1,000 people in South Africa as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Botswana and South Africa?
- 155 per 1,000 people, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Africa?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Botswana and South Africa rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
- Botswana ranks 3rd and South Africa ranks 4th 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.