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
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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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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.