Botswana vs Nicaragua: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Botswana
3.3 per 100 people
in 2024
Nicaragua
3.54 per 100 people
in 2024
Botswana rank
140th
Nicaragua rank
139th
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Botswana
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 3.54 per 100 people against 3.3 per 100 people in Botswana, a difference of 0.24 per 100 people.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Botswana ranks 140th and Nicaragua ranks 139th of 212 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5244 per 100 people | 0.7968 per 100 people | 0.2724 per 100 people | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 1.05 per 100 people | 1.09 per 100 people | 0.0422 per 100 people | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 4.16 per 100 people | 1.98 per 100 people | 2.19 per 100 people | Botswana |
| 2000s | 7.58 per 100 people | 4 per 100 people | 3.58 per 100 people | Botswana |
| 2010s | 6.97 per 100 people | 5.18 per 100 people | 1.79 per 100 people | Botswana |
| 2020s | 4.1 per 100 people | 3.34 per 100 people | 0.7572 per 100 people | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Botswana or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 3.54 per 100 people against 3.3 per 100 people in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Botswana and Nicaragua?
- 0.24 per 100 people, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Nicaragua?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Nicaragua rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Botswana ranks 140th and Nicaragua ranks 139th 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
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.