Angola vs Benin: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)

Angola
31.5%
in 1999
Benin
27.5%
in 2007
Angola rank
11th
Benin rank
13th

Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) over time

  • Angola
  • Benin
020406080198519962007

How they compare

Angola currently reports 31.5% against 27.5% in Benin, a difference of 4.0%.

That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 11th and Benin ranks 13th of 51 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and Benin in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Benin Difference Ahead
1980s 33.7% 21.6% 12.1% Angola
1990s 15.5% 27.9% 12.4% Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines), Angola or Benin?
Angola, at 31.5% against 27.5% in Benin as of 1999.
What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Angola and Benin?
4.0%, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Benin?
5 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 1999.
How do Angola and Benin rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
Angola ranks 11th and Benin ranks 13th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines in operation). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines in operation)
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,047 data points, 1965–2008
Last refreshed

Unmet demand is unmet applications for connection to the public switched telephone network that have had to be held over owing to a lack of technical facilities (equipment, lines, and the like) divided by the number of main telephone lines in operation.