Botswana: Internet users

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 Botswana

Internet users, percent of population

 Latest value 57.46
 Year 2024
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1990 - 2024
 Average 18.77
 Min - Max 0.00 - 57.90
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2024 is 57.46 percent, a decline from 57.9 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 72.51 percent, based on data from 178 countries. Historically, the average for Botswana from 1990 to 2024 is 18.77 percent. The minimum value, 0 percent, was reached in 1990 while the maximum of 57.9 percent was recorded in 2022. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Botswana: Internet users
 2024 57.46
 2022 57.90
 2021 54.70
 2020 51.68
 2019 48.82
 2018 46.13
 2017 43.58
 2016 41.17




The internet users in Botswana and other countries are presented as the percent of people who have access to the internet either at home, at work, or in public spaces.
Definition: Internet users are individuals who have used the Internet (from any location) in the last 3 months. The Internet can be used via a computer, mobile phone, personal digital assistant, games machine, digital TV etc.

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 Internet users 57.46 2024 percent
 Internet subscribers 188 2024 thousand subscribers
 Internet subscribers, per 100 people 7.44 2024 percent
 Mobile phone subscribers 4.13 2024 million subscribers
 Mobile phone subscribers, per 100 people 164.00 2024 subscribers per 100 people
 Mobile network coverage 98.00 2016 percent
 Internet bandwidth 16.44 2016 kilobits per second
 Airline passengers 0.17 2023 million passengers
 Railroad lines, km 886 2021 km
 Railway transport of goods 674 2007 metric tons times kilometers
 Railway passengers 94 2006 million passengers times km's
 Passenger car sales 1,050 2019 passenger cars
 Commercial vehicle sales 0 2019 commercial vehicles
 Roads quality 3.80 2019 points
 Railroad infrastructure quality 3.60 2019 points
 Port infrastructure quality 3.20 2019 points
 Air transport infrastructure quality 3.70 2019 points
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