Bolivia vs Botswana: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Bolivia
2.97 per 100 people
in 2024
Botswana
3.3 per 100 people
in 2024
Bolivia rank
143rd
Botswana rank
140th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Bolivia
  • Botswana
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 3.3 per 100 people against 2.97 per 100 people in Bolivia, a difference of 0.33 per 100 people.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 143rd and Botswana ranks 140th of 212 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 2 and Botswana in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Botswana Difference Ahead
1980s 2.45 per 100 people 1.05 per 100 people 1.4 per 100 people Bolivia
1990s 3.79 per 100 people 4.16 per 100 people 0.369 per 100 people Botswana
2000s 6.9 per 100 people 7.58 per 100 people 0.6719 per 100 people Botswana
2010s 7.65 per 100 people 6.97 per 100 people 0.6821 per 100 people Bolivia
2020s 4.02 per 100 people 4.1 per 100 people 0.0815 per 100 people Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Bolivia or Botswana?
Botswana, at 3.3 per 100 people against 2.97 per 100 people in Bolivia as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Bolivia and Botswana?
0.33 per 100 people, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Botswana?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Bolivia and Botswana rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Bolivia ranks 143rd and Botswana ranks 140th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone 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

Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit
per 100 people
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.