Botswana vs Caribbean Small States: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Botswana
- Caribbean Small States
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 164 per 100 people against 109.13 per 100 people in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 54.87 per 100 people.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.5 times Caribbean Small States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Caribbean Small States ahead.
Botswana ranks 20th and Caribbean Small States ranks 23rd of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Caribbean Small States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Caribbean Small States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1970s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1980s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1990s | 0.6356 per 100 people | 0.803 per 100 people | 0.1673 per 100 people | Caribbean Small States |
| 2000s | 41.08 per 100 people | 50.82 per 100 people | 9.74 per 100 people | Caribbean Small States |
| 2010s | 146.66 per 100 people | 100.49 per 100 people | 46.16 per 100 people | Botswana |
| 2020s | 167.56 per 100 people | 110.37 per 100 people | 57.19 per 100 people | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Botswana or Caribbean Small States?
- Botswana, at 164 per 100 people against 109.13 per 100 people in Caribbean Small States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Botswana and Caribbean Small States?
- 54.87 per 100 people, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Caribbean Small States?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
- How do Botswana and Caribbean Small States rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Botswana ranks 20th and Caribbean Small States ranks 23rd of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.