Botswana vs Nicaragua: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

Botswana
0.033 units per person
in 2024
Nicaragua
0.0354 units per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
141st
Nicaragua rank
140th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Botswana
  • Nicaragua
00.020.040.060.08196019922024

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.0354 units per person against 0.033 units per person in Botswana, a difference of 0.0024 units per person.

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 141st and Nicaragua ranks 140th of 213 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 0.0052 units per person 0.0078 units per person 0.0026 units per person Nicaragua
1980s 0.0106 units per person 0.0111 units per person 0.0004 units per person Nicaragua
1990s 0.0416 units per person 0.0198 units per person 0.0218 units per person Botswana
2000s 0.0758 units per person 0.04 units per person 0.0358 units per person Botswana
2010s 0.0697 units per person 0.0518 units per person 0.0179 units per person Botswana
2020s 0.041 units per person 0.0334 units per person 0.0076 units per person Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, Botswana or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 0.0354 units per person against 0.033 units per person in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Botswana and Nicaragua?
0.0024 units per person, 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, per capita?
Botswana ranks 141st and Nicaragua ranks 140th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 14,482 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.