Botswana vs Togo: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)
Botswana
10.0%
in 2001
Togo
9.4%
in 2007
Botswana rank
20th
Togo rank
23rd
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) over time
- Botswana
- Togo
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 10.0% against 9.4% in Togo, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Togo's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Togo ahead.
Botswana ranks 20th and Togo ranks 23rd of 51 countries.
Togo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.6% | 53.1% | 26.5% | Togo |
| 1980s | 22.7% | 45.0% | 22.3% | Togo |
| 1990s | 24.4% | 27.6% | 3.2% | Togo |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 42.4% | 31.1% | Togo |
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), Botswana or Togo?
- Botswana, at 10.0% against 9.4% in Togo as of 2001.
- What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Botswana and Togo?
- 0.6%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Togo?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2001.
- How do Botswana and Togo rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Botswana ranks 20th and Togo ranks 23rd 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.