Cape Verde vs Tanzania: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)
Cape Verde
0.4%
in 2008
Tanzania
0.7%
in 2006
Cape Verde rank
40th
Tanzania rank
37th
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) over time
- Cape Verde
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 0.7% against 0.4% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.8 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Tanzania ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 40th and Tanzania ranks 37th of 51 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.5% | 97.9% | 19.3% | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 45.0% | 111.2% | 66.2% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 4.5% | 0.6% | Tanzania |
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 Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 0.7% against 0.4% in Cape Verde as of 2006.
- What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Cape Verde and Tanzania?
- 0.3%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Tanzania?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2006.
- How do Cape Verde and Tanzania rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Cape Verde ranks 40th and Tanzania ranks 37th 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.