Botswana vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) over time
- Botswana
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 164 per 100 people against 117.5 per 100 people in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 46.5 per 100 people.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.4 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
Botswana ranks 20th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | 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 | 0.0006 per 100 people | 0.0006 per 100 people | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1990s | 0.6356 per 100 people | 1.76 per 100 people | 1.13 per 100 people | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2000s | 41.08 per 100 people | 44.29 per 100 people | 3.21 per 100 people | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2010s | 146.66 per 100 people | 110.09 per 100 people | 36.57 per 100 people | Botswana |
| 2020s | 171.27 per 100 people | 110.44 per 100 people | 60.83 per 100 people | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Botswana or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Botswana, at 164 per 100 people against 117.5 per 100 people in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Botswana and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 46.5 per 100 people, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Botswana ranks 20th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th 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.