Botswana vs South Africa: Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions
Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Botswana
- South Africa
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 150.18 per 100 people against 134.67 per 100 people in South Africa, a difference of 15.51 per 100 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 | 0.1389 per 100 people | 3.77 per 100 people | 3.63 per 100 people | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.5692 per 100 people | 4.94 per 100 people | 4.37 per 100 people | South Africa |
| 1980s | 1.01 per 100 people | 7.37 per 100 people | 6.37 per 100 people | South Africa |
| 1990s | 4.56 per 100 people | 13.43 per 100 people | 8.87 per 100 people | South Africa |
| 2000s | 47.99 per 100 people | 68.41 per 100 people | 20.41 per 100 people | South Africa |
| 2010s | 137.4 per 100 people | 121.94 per 100 people | 15.45 per 100 people | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions, Botswana or South Africa?
- Botswana, at 150.18 per 100 people against 134.67 per 100 people in South Africa as of 2011.
- What is the difference in fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions between Botswana and South Africa?
- 15.51 per 100 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 fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Botswana ranks 3rd and South Africa ranks 4th of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, published as Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions are total telephone subscriptions (fixed line plus mobile). Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.