Benin vs Liberia: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)
Benin
27.5%
in 2007
Liberia
36.4%
in 1999
Benin rank
13th
Liberia rank
10th
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) over time
- Benin
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 36.4% against 27.5% in Benin, a difference of 8.9%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.3 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 13th and Liberia ranks 10th of 51 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Liberia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.6% | 15.3% | 6.4% | Benin |
| 1990s | 24.4% | 38.8% | 14.3% | Liberia |
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 Liberia?
- Liberia, at 36.4% 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 Benin and Liberia?
- 8.9%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Liberia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 1999.
- How do Benin and Liberia rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Benin ranks 13th and Liberia ranks 10th 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.