Botswana vs Paraguay: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Botswana
3.3 per 100 people
in 2024
Paraguay
3 per 100 people
in 2023
Botswana rank
140th
Paraguay rank
142nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Botswana
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 3.3 per 100 people against 3 per 100 people in Paraguay, a difference of 0.3 per 100 people.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Paraguay ahead.

Botswana ranks 140th and Paraguay ranks 142nd of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Paraguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Paraguay Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1464 per 100 people 0.4412 per 100 people 0.2949 per 100 people Paraguay
1970s 0.5244 per 100 people 1.01 per 100 people 0.4864 per 100 people Paraguay
1980s 1.05 per 100 people 2.11 per 100 people 1.07 per 100 people Paraguay
1990s 4.16 per 100 people 3.8 per 100 people 0.366 per 100 people Botswana
2000s 7.58 per 100 people 5.96 per 100 people 1.61 per 100 people Botswana
2010s 6.97 per 100 people 5.78 per 100 people 1.19 per 100 people Botswana
2020s 4.3 per 100 people 3.08 per 100 people 1.22 per 100 people Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Botswana or Paraguay?
Botswana, at 3.3 per 100 people against 3 per 100 people in Paraguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Botswana and Paraguay?
0.3 per 100 people, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Paraguay?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Paraguay rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Botswana ranks 140th and Paraguay ranks 142nd 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.