Botswana vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Botswana
1.64 units per person
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1.07 units per person
in 2025
Botswana rank
20th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
22nd

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Botswana
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
00.511.52196019922025

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 1.64 units per person against 1.07 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.57 units per person.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

Botswana ranks 20th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 0.0065 units per person 0.0043 units per person 0.0022 units per person Botswana
2000s 0.4108 units per person 0.2044 units per person 0.2065 units per person Botswana
2010s 1.47 units per person 0.6486 units per person 0.8179 units per person Botswana
2020s 1.71 units per person 1 units per person 0.7082 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Botswana, at 1.64 units per person against 1.07 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Botswana and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
0.57 units per person, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
Botswana ranks 20th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd 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.