Botswana vs Egypt: Telephone mainlines
Botswana
73.66 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Egypt
105.58 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Botswana rank
10th
Egypt rank
7th
Telephone mainlines over time
- Botswana
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 105.58 per 1,000 people against 73.66 per 1,000 people in Botswana, a difference of 31.92 per 1,000 people.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.4 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Egypt ahead.
Botswana ranks 10th and Egypt ranks 7th of 53 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7634 per 1,000 people | 7.9 per 1,000 people | 7.14 per 1,000 people | Egypt |
| 1970s | 5.69 per 1,000 people | 8.59 per 1,000 people | 2.9 per 1,000 people | Egypt |
| 1980s | 10.39 per 1,000 people | 16.78 per 1,000 people | 6.39 per 1,000 people | Egypt |
| 1990s | 39.38 per 1,000 people | 44.82 per 1,000 people | 5.43 per 1,000 people | Egypt |
| 2000s | 74.06 per 1,000 people | 125.12 per 1,000 people | 51.06 per 1,000 people | Egypt |
| 2010s | 71.07 per 1,000 people | 112.07 per 1,000 people | 41.01 per 1,000 people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telephone mainlines, Botswana or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 105.58 per 1,000 people against 73.66 per 1,000 people in Botswana as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone mainlines between Botswana and Egypt?
- 31.92 per 1,000 people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Egypt?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Botswana and Egypt rank globally for telephone mainlines?
- Botswana ranks 10th and Egypt ranks 7th 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 (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. Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.