Botswana vs Gabon: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre

Botswana
0.1584 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Gabon
0.2117 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
184th
Gabon rank
182nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Botswana
  • Gabon
00.10.20.3196119922023

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 0.2117 units per square kilometre against 0.1584 units per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 0.0533 units per square kilometre.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.3 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Gabon ahead.

Botswana ranks 184th and Gabon ranks 182nd of 212 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Gabon in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Gabon Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0222 units per square kilometre 0.0508 units per square kilometre 0.0286 units per square kilometre Gabon
1990s 0.1116 units per square kilometre 0.123 units per square kilometre 0.0113 units per square kilometre Gabon
2000s 0.2436 units per square kilometre 0.1386 units per square kilometre 0.105 units per square kilometre Botswana
2010s 0.2682 units per square kilometre 0.0839 units per square kilometre 0.1842 units per square kilometre Botswana
2020s 0.1832 units per square kilometre 0.1505 units per square kilometre 0.0327 units per square kilometre Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre, Botswana or Gabon?
Gabon, at 0.2117 units per square kilometre against 0.1584 units per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre between Botswana and Gabon?
0.0533 units per square kilometre, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gabon?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Gabon rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 184th and Gabon ranks 182nd of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
259 places, 13,559 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.