Botswana vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Botswana
1.64 units per person
in 2024
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1.17 units per person
in 2025
Botswana rank
20th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
15th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Botswana
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
00.511.52196019922025

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 1.64 units per person against 1.17 units per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.47 units per person.

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 15th of 213 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 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 0.0065 units per person 0.0177 units per person 0.0111 units per person Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 0.4108 units per person 0.4443 units per person 0.0334 units per person Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 1.47 units per person 1.1 units per person 0.3634 units per person Botswana
2020s 1.71 units per person 1.1 units per person 0.6078 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Botswana, at 1.64 units per person against 1.17 units per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Botswana and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.47 units per person, 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, per capita?
Botswana ranks 20th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th 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

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.