Quick answer
Travel eSIM data in Botswana costs about $9.26 per GB on a 5GB plan (price rank 159/200, where 1 is cheapest). Networks: beMobile, Orange, Mascom. There are 164 mobile subscriptions per 100 people and 57% of people use the internet.
Travel eSIM data prices
| Cost per GB, 1GB plan | $11.09 |
|---|---|
| Cost per GB, 5GB plan | $9.26 |
| Median cost per GB (3-20GB plans) | $9.36 |
| Cheapest plan | $11.09 |
| Plans available | 4 |
| Largest plan | 5 GB |
| Rank | 159 of 200 (1 = cheapest) |
Networks · Mobile market
| Operators | beMobile, Orange, Mascom |
|---|---|
| Best network generation | 4G |
| 5G | No |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 164.0 (2024) |
| Internet users (% of population) | 57.5% (2024) |
Other countries
| Rank | Country | eSIM $/GB (median) |
|---|---|---|
| 155 | Burkina Faso | $8.80 |
| 156 | Congo - Brazzaville | $9.06 |
| 157 | Curaçao | $9.06 |
| 158 | Sudan | $9.31 |
| 159 | Botswana | $9.36 |
| 160 | Turks & Caicos Islands | $9.66 |
| 161 | Barbados | $9.83 |
| 162 | Côte d’Ivoire | $9.87 |
| 163 | Bolivia | $9.88 |
Sources
- Slashtel live prices: cheapest retail price across every supplier we buy from, in US dollars, including our fee. Updated: 2026-10-19.
- ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators, via the World Bank (CC BY 4.0). (2024) data.worldbank.org
- Cost per GB uses the cheapest plan of each size; the median uses plans of 3 to 20GB. Top-up value is the most local credit per dollar among plans up to US$10.
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