Botswana vs IBRD only: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Botswana
- IBRD only
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 164 per 100 people against 115.9 per 100 people in IBRD only, a difference of 48.1 per 100 people.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.4 times IBRD only's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was IBRD only ahead.
Botswana ranks 20th and IBRD only ranks 20th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and IBRD only in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | IBRD only | 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 | 0.0008 per 100 people | 0.0008 per 100 people | IBRD only |
| 1990s | 0.6356 per 100 people | 0.6915 per 100 people | 0.0559 per 100 people | IBRD only |
| 2000s | 41.08 per 100 people | 30.25 per 100 people | 10.84 per 100 people | Botswana |
| 2010s | 146.66 per 100 people | 98.34 per 100 people | 48.31 per 100 people | Botswana |
| 2020s | 171.27 per 100 people | 112.44 per 100 people | 58.83 per 100 people | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Botswana or IBRD only?
- Botswana, at 164 per 100 people against 115.9 per 100 people in IBRD only as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Botswana and IBRD only?
- 48.1 per 100 people, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and IBRD only?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and IBRD only rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Botswana ranks 20th and IBRD only ranks 20th of 214 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.