Botswana vs World: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita
Botswana
1.64 units per person
in 2024
World
1.12 units per person
in 2025
Botswana rank
20th
World rank
22nd
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time
- Botswana
- World
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1.64 units per person against 1.12 units per person in World, a difference of 0.52 units per person.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.5 times World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1960 it was World ahead.
Botswana ranks 20th and World ranks 22nd of 213 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and World in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | β |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | β |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | World |
| 1990s | 0.0065 units per person | 0.0236 units per person | 0.0171 units per person | World |
| 2000s | 0.6103 units per person | 0.5016 units per person | 0.1088 units per person | Botswana |
| 2010s | 1.47 units per person | 0.9371 units per person | 0.5294 units per person | Botswana |
| 2020s | 1.71 units per person | 1.08 units per person | 0.6302 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 World?
- Botswana, at 1.64 units per person against 1.12 units per person in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Botswana and World?
- 0.52 units per person, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and World?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and World rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 20th and World 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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About this data
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.