Burkina Faso vs Lesotho: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)

Burkina Faso
3.6%
in 2004
Lesotho
4.6%
in 2005
Burkina Faso rank
30th
Lesotho rank
27th

Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Lesotho
020406080100197519902005

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 4.6% against 3.6% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.3 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 30th and Lesotho ranks 27th of 51 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Lesotho Difference Ahead
1980s 28.6% 51.9% 23.3% Lesotho
2000s 14.8% 61.4% 46.6% Lesotho

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), Burkina Faso or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 4.6% against 3.6% in Burkina Faso as of 2005.
What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
1.0%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
9 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2004.
How do Burkina Faso and Lesotho rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
Burkina Faso ranks 30th and Lesotho ranks 27th 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.