Botswana vs Caribbean Small States: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Botswana
164 per 100 people
in 2024
Caribbean Small States
109.13 per 100 people
in 2021
Botswana rank
20th
Caribbean Small States rank
23rd

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Botswana
  • Caribbean Small States
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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

Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit
per 100 people
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 13,015 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.