Benin vs Malawi: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)
Benin
27.5%
in 2007
Malawi
23.8%
in 2002
Benin rank
13th
Malawi rank
14th
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) over time
- Benin
- Malawi
How they compare
Benin currently reports 27.5% against 23.8% in Malawi, a difference of 3.7%.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 13th and Malawi ranks 14th of 51 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.6% | 20.0% | 0.6% | Benin |
| 1990s | 28.5% | 79.4% | 50.8% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 36.4% | 12.3% | Malawi |
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 Malawi?
- Benin, at 27.5% against 23.8% in Malawi as of 2007.
- What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Benin and Malawi?
- 3.7%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Malawi?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2002.
- How do Benin and Malawi rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Benin ranks 13th and Malawi ranks 14th 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.