Botswana vs China (People’s Republic of): Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate

Botswana
-7.35 % change on previous year
in 2024
China (People’s Republic of)
-7.19 % change on previous year
in 2024
Botswana rank
143rd
China (People’s Republic of) rank
140th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate over time

  • Botswana
  • China (People’s Republic of)
-50050100150200196119922024

How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports -7.19 % change on previous year against -7.35 % change on previous year in Botswana, a difference of 0.16 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 143rd and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 140th of 212 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and China (People’s Republic of) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana China (People’s Republic of) Difference Ahead
1970s 8.03 % change on previous year 4.7 % change on previous year 3.33 % change on previous year Botswana
1980s 13.45 % change on previous year 10.96 % change on previous year 2.49 % change on previous year Botswana
1990s 18.79 % change on previous year 34.91 % change on previous year 16.11 % change on previous year China (People’s Republic of)
2000s 1.23 % change on previous year 11.99 % change on previous year 10.76 % change on previous year China (People’s Republic of)
2010s 0.5552 % change on previous year -4.79 % change on previous year 5.35 % change on previous year Botswana
2020s -9.3 % change on previous year -2.67 % change on previous year 6.63 % change on previous year China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate, Botswana or China (People’s Republic of)?
China (People’s Republic of), at -7.19 % change on previous year against -7.35 % change on previous year in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate between Botswana and China (People’s Republic of)?
0.16 % change on previous year, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and China (People’s Republic of)?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Botswana and China (People’s Republic of) rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate?
Botswana ranks 143rd and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 140th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Botswana vs China (People’s Republic of): Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 18 August 2026, from https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/fixed-telephone-subscriptions-annual-growth-rate/botswana/china/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/fixed-telephone-subscriptions-annual-growth-rate/botswana/china/">Botswana vs China (People’s Republic of): Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
259 places, 14,023 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Fixed telephone subscriptions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.