What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Botswana and IBRD only?

0.48 units per person, 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.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs IBRD only: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Botswana

1.64 units per person

in 2024

IBRD only

1.16 units per person

in 2025

Botswana rank

20th

IBRD only rank

19th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

Botswana
IBRD only

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 1.64 units per person against 1.16 units per person in IBRD only, a difference of 0.48 units per person.

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 19th of 213 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 units per person	0 units per person	0 units per person	—
1970s	0 units per person	0 units per person	0 units per person	—
1980s	0 units per person	0 units per person	0 units per person	IBRD only
1990s	0.0065 units per person	0.0069 units per person	0.0004 units per person	IBRD only
2000s	0.4108 units per person	0.3024 units per person	0.1085 units per person	Botswana
2010s	1.47 units per person	0.9858 units per person	0.4808 units per person	Botswana
2020s	1.71 units per person	1.13 units per person	0.5842 units per person	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Botswana or IBRD only?: Botswana, at 1.64 units per person against 1.16 units per person in IBRD only as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Botswana and IBRD only?: 0.48 units per person, 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, per capita?: Botswana ranks 20th and IBRD only ranks 19th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 260 places, 13,039 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.