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
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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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.