Cape Verde vs Kenya: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)

Cape Verde
0.4%
in 2008
Kenya
0.4%
in 2008
Cape Verde rank
40th
Kenya rank
42nd

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

  • Cape Verde
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Kenya, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Kenya ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 40th and Kenya ranks 42nd of 51 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Kenya Difference Ahead
1980s 78.5% 78.0% 0.6% Cape Verde
1990s 41.0% 35.2% 5.8% Cape Verde
2000s 2.1% 27.3% 25.2% Kenya

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), Cape Verde or Kenya?
Cape Verde, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Kenya as of 2008.
What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Cape Verde and Kenya?
0.0%, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Kenya?
20 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2008.
How do Cape Verde and Kenya rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
Cape Verde ranks 40th and Kenya ranks 42nd 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.