Central African Republic vs Uganda: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)

Central African Republic
13.3%
in 2002
Uganda
16.0%
in 1999
Central African Republic rank
17th
Uganda rank
16th

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

  • Central African Republic
  • Uganda
0255075100197519882002

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 16.0% against 13.3% in Central African Republic, a difference of 2.7%.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Central African Republic's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Uganda ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 17th and Uganda ranks 16th of 51 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Uganda Difference Ahead
1980s 11.9% 88.8% 76.9% Uganda
1990s 8.9% 12.7% 3.8% Uganda

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), Central African Republic or Uganda?
Uganda, at 16.0% against 13.3% in Central African Republic as of 1999.
What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Central African Republic and Uganda?
2.7%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Uganda?
8 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 1998.
How do Central African Republic and Uganda rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
Central African Republic ranks 17th and Uganda ranks 16th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Central African Republic vs Uganda: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines). Statizoid, drawing on International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Retrieved 14 September 2026, from https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/unmet-demand-percent-of-waiting-list-to-number-main-fixed-telephone-lines-in-operation/central-african-republic/uganda/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/unmet-demand-percent-of-waiting-list-to-number-main-fixed-telephone-lines-in-operation/central-african-republic/uganda/">Central African Republic vs Uganda: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.