Botswana vs Norway: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre

Botswana
0.1584 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway
0.2205 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
184th
Norway rank
181st

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Botswana
  • Norway
02468196119922023

How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.2205 units per square kilometre against 0.1584 units per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 0.0621 units per square kilometre.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.4 times Botswana's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 184th and Norway ranks 181st of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0015 units per square kilometre 1.44 units per square kilometre 1.44 units per square kilometre Norway
1970s 0.0069 units per square kilometre 2.4 units per square kilometre 2.39 units per square kilometre Norway
1980s 0.0212 units per square kilometre 4.6 units per square kilometre 4.57 units per square kilometre Norway
1990s 0.1116 units per square kilometre 6.56 units per square kilometre 6.45 units per square kilometre Norway
2000s 0.2436 units per square kilometre 5.83 units per square kilometre 5.59 units per square kilometre Norway
2010s 0.2682 units per square kilometre 2.83 units per square kilometre 2.56 units per square kilometre Norway
2020s 0.1832 units per square kilometre 0.5549 units per square kilometre 0.3717 units per square kilometre Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre, Botswana or Norway?
Norway, at 0.2205 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 Norway?
0.0621 units per square kilometre, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Norway?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Norway rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 184th and Norway ranks 181st 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.