Botswana vs Nigeria: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre

Botswana
0.1584 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.1229 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
184th
Nigeria rank
186th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Botswana
  • Nigeria
00.511.52196119922023

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.1584 units per square kilometre against 0.1229 units per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0355 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Botswana ranks 184th and Nigeria ranks 186th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0014 units per square kilometre 0.0226 units per square kilometre 0.0211 units per square kilometre Nigeria
1970s 0.0041 units per square kilometre 0.0226 units per square kilometre 0.0185 units per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 0.0222 units per square kilometre 0.2224 units per square kilometre 0.2002 units per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 0.1116 units per square kilometre 0.4117 units per square kilometre 0.3 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 0.2436 units per square kilometre 1.21 units per square kilometre 0.9699 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 0.2682 units per square kilometre 0.3799 units per square kilometre 0.1118 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.1832 units per square kilometre 0.1159 units per square kilometre 0.0673 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 Nigeria?
Botswana, at 0.1584 units per square kilometre against 0.1229 units per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre between Botswana and Nigeria?
0.0355 units per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Nigeria?
55 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Nigeria rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 184th and Nigeria ranks 186th 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.