What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Botswana and Tonga?

0.18 per 100 people, with Botswana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Tonga?

60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.

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.

Botswana vs Tonga: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Botswana

3.3 per 100 people

in 2024

Tonga

3.12 per 100 people

in 2022

Botswana rank

142nd

Tonga rank

143rd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Botswana
Tonga

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 3.3 per 100 people against 3.12 per 100 people in Tonga, a difference of 0.18 per 100 people.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tonga ahead.

Botswana ranks 142nd and Tonga ranks 143rd of 214 countries.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1464 per 100 people	0.7955 per 100 people	0.6491 per 100 people	Tonga
1970s	0.511 per 100 people	0.6614 per 100 people	0.1504 per 100 people	Tonga
1980s	1.11 per 100 people	2.89 per 100 people	1.78 per 100 people	Tonga
1990s	4.16 per 100 people	6.62 per 100 people	2.46 per 100 people	Tonga
2000s	7.58 per 100 people	15.74 per 100 people	8.16 per 100 people	Tonga
2010s	6.97 per 100 people	18.19 per 100 people	11.22 per 100 people	Tonga
2020s	4.53 per 100 people	6.67 per 100 people	2.14 per 100 people	Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Botswana or Tonga?: Botswana, at 3.3 per 100 people against 3.12 per 100 people in Tonga as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Botswana and Tonga?: 0.18 per 100 people, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Tonga?: 60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Botswana and Tonga rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Botswana ranks 142nd and Tonga ranks 143rd 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.

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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: 17 September 2026

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.