Botswana vs Philippines: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)

Botswana
3.3 per 100 people
in 2024
Philippines
3.82 per 100 people
in 2024
Botswana rank
142nd
Philippines rank
139th

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

  • Botswana
  • Philippines
02468196019922024

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 3.82 per 100 people against 3.3 per 100 people in Botswana, a difference of 0.52 per 100 people.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Philippines ahead.

Botswana ranks 142nd and Philippines ranks 139th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Philippines in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Philippines Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2135 per 100 people 0.2654 per 100 people 0.052 per 100 people Philippines
1970s 0.5244 per 100 people 0.6268 per 100 people 0.1024 per 100 people Philippines
1980s 1.05 per 100 people 0.9376 per 100 people 0.1087 per 100 people Botswana
1990s 4.16 per 100 people 2.02 per 100 people 2.15 per 100 people Botswana
2000s 7.58 per 100 people 4.08 per 100 people 3.5 per 100 people Botswana
2010s 6.97 per 100 people 3.47 per 100 people 3.5 per 100 people Botswana
2020s 4.1 per 100 people 4.08 per 100 people 0.0188 per 100 people Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Botswana or Philippines?
Philippines, at 3.82 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 Philippines?
0.52 per 100 people, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Philippines?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Philippines rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Botswana ranks 142nd and Philippines ranks 139th of 214 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Botswana vs Philippines: Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid, drawing on World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Retrieved 07 November 2026, from https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/fixed-telephone-subscriptions-per-100-people/botswana/philippines/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/fixed-telephone-subscriptions-per-100-people/botswana/philippines/">Botswana vs Philippines: Fixed telephone subscriptions</a> — Statizoid

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
261 places, 14,535 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.