Burundi vs Ghana: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)
Burundi
0.1%
in 2008
Ghana
0.2%
in 2008
Burundi rank
48th
Ghana rank
45th
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) over time
- Burundi
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Burundi, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 3.7 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 48th and Ghana ranks 45th of 51 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.5% | 37.0% | 10.5% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 32.7% | 36.0% | 3.3% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 35.3% | 32.3% | 3.0% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 26.2% | 41.3% | 15.1% | Ghana |
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), Burundi or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Burundi as of 2008.
- What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Burundi and Ghana?
- 0.1%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Ghana?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2008.
- How do Burundi and Ghana rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Burundi ranks 48th and Ghana ranks 45th 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.