Botswana vs Papua New Guinea: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre

Botswana
7.83 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
7.81 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
201st
Papua New Guinea rank
202nd

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre over time

  • Botswana
  • Papua New Guinea
02.557.510196519942023

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 7.83 units per square kilometre against 7.81 units per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.02 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Botswana ranks 201st and Papua New Guinea ranks 202nd of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre
1970s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre
1980s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre
1990s 0.0189 units per square kilometre 0.0041 units per square kilometre 0.0148 units per square kilometre Botswana
2000s 1.37 units per square kilometre 0.633 units per square kilometre 0.735 units per square kilometre Botswana
2010s 5.67 units per square kilometre 7.41 units per square kilometre 1.74 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 7.4 units per square kilometre 10.04 units per square kilometre 2.64 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre, Botswana or Papua New Guinea?
Botswana, at 7.83 units per square kilometre against 7.81 units per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre between Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
0.02 units per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
51 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 201st and Papua New Guinea ranks 202nd of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
259 places, 11,974 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.