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

Burkina Faso
3.6%
in 2004
Mozambique
4.0%
in 2006
Burkina Faso rank
30th
Mozambique rank
28th

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Mozambique
020406080197519902006

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 4.0% against 3.6% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Mozambique ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 30th and Mozambique ranks 28th of 51 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Mozambique in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Mozambique Difference Ahead
1980s 28.6% 69.8% 41.2% Mozambique
2000s 14.8% 14.6% 0.2% Burkina Faso

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 Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 4.0% against 3.6% in Burkina Faso as of 2006.
What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Burkina Faso and Mozambique?
0.4%, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mozambique?
9 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2004.
How do Burkina Faso and Mozambique rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
Burkina Faso ranks 30th and Mozambique ranks 28th 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.