Botswana vs Papua New Guinea: Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled
Botswana
4.13 million
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
4.10 million
in 2024
Botswana rank
132nd
Papua New Guinea rank
133rd
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled over time
- Botswana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 4.13 million against 4.10 million in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 34,670.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Botswana ranks 132nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 133rd of 213 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1990s | 10,719 | 1,876 | 8,843 | Botswana |
| 2000s | 775,304 | 286,662 | 488,642 | Botswana |
| 2010s | 3.21 million | 3.36 million | 143,638 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.18 million | 4.46 million | 276,132 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled, Botswana or Papua New Guinea?
- Botswana, at 4.13 million against 4.10 million in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled between Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
- 34,670, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled?
- Botswana ranks 132nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 133rd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Mobile cellular subscriptions with 80 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement β these are filled holes, not forecasts.