Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Botswana or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 102,714 against 83,182 in Botswana as of 2024.

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

57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Nigeria: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Botswana

83,182

in 2024

Nigeria

102,714

in 2024

Botswana rank

133rd

Nigeria rank

131st

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Botswana
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 102,714 against 83,182 in Botswana, a difference of 19,532.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Botswana ranks 133rd and Nigeria ranks 131st of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	755.56	20,544	19,788	Nigeria
1970s	2,300	20,544	18,244	Nigeria
1980s	12,574	202,519	189,945	Nigeria
1990s	63,267	374,926	311,658	Nigeria
2000s	138,053	1.11 million	967,173	Nigeria
2010s	151,978	346,030	194,052	Nigeria
2020s	99,701	105,019	5,318	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Botswana or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 102,714 against 83,182 in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Botswana and Nigeria?: 19,532, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Nigeria?: 57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Nigeria rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Botswana ranks 133rd and Nigeria ranks 131st of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 14,489 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.