Benin vs Gambia: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)
Benin
27.5%
in 2007
Gambia
27.7%
in 2002
Benin rank
13th
Gambia rank
12th
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) over time
- Benin
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 27.7% against 27.5% in Benin, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Gambia ahead.
Benin ranks 13th and Gambia ranks 12th of 51 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.6% | 77.2% | 56.6% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 28.5% | 85.4% | 56.9% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 33.4% | 9.3% | Gambia |
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), Benin or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 27.7% against 27.5% in Benin as of 2002.
- What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Benin and Gambia?
- 0.2%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Gambia?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2002.
- How do Benin and Gambia rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Benin ranks 13th and Gambia ranks 12th 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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About this data
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.