Botswana vs Papua New Guinea: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Botswana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 4.13 million against 4.10 million in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 34,670.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Botswana ranks 132nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 133rd of 214 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 10,719 | 1,876 | 8,843 | Botswana |
| 2000s | 775,304 | 286,662 | 488,642 | Botswana |
| 2010s | 3.21 million | 3.36 million | 143,638 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.18 million | 4.46 million | 276,132 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Botswana or Papua New Guinea?
- Botswana, at 4.13 million against 4.10 million in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
- 34,670, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Botswana ranks 132nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 133rd of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.