Cameroon vs Rwanda: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)

Cameroon
53.2%
in 1998
Rwanda
63.2%
in 1999
Cameroon rank
5th
Rwanda rank
3rd

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

  • Cameroon
  • Rwanda
0204060197519871999

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 63.2% against 53.2% in Cameroon, a difference of 10.0%.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Rwanda ahead.

Cameroon ranks 5th and Rwanda ranks 3rd of 51 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Rwanda Difference Ahead
1980s 15.1% 24.6% 9.5% Rwanda
1990s 45.4% 41.6% 3.8% Cameroon

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), Cameroon or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 63.2% against 53.2% in Cameroon as of 1999.
What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Cameroon and Rwanda?
10.0%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Rwanda?
13 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 1998.
How do Cameroon and Rwanda rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
Cameroon ranks 5th and Rwanda ranks 3rd 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.