Botswana vs Zambia: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)
Botswana
10.0%
in 2001
Zambia
12.5%
in 2004
Botswana rank
20th
Zambia rank
18th
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) over time
- Botswana
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 12.5% against 10.0% in Botswana, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.3 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Zambia ahead.
Botswana ranks 20th and Zambia ranks 18th of 51 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.4% | 40.2% | 14.8% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 22.7% | 56.5% | 33.8% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 24.4% | 54.3% | 29.9% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 15.5% | 4.2% | Zambia |
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 Zambia?
- Zambia, at 12.5% against 10.0% in Botswana as of 2004.
- What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Botswana and Zambia?
- 2.5%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zambia?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2001.
- How do Botswana and Zambia rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Botswana ranks 20th and Zambia ranks 18th 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.