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

Chad
6.2%
in 1999
Seychelles
9.8%
in 2008
Chad rank
24th
Seychelles rank
21st

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

  • Chad
  • Seychelles
0204060196519862008

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 9.8% against 6.2% in Chad, a difference of 3.6%.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.6 times Chad's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Chad ahead.

Chad ranks 24th and Seychelles ranks 21st of 51 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and Seychelles in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Seychelles Difference Ahead
1960s 7.9% 2.2% 5.8% Chad
1970s 3.8% 39.8% 35.9% Seychelles
1980s 23.4% 15.0% 8.4% Chad
1990s 32.2% 22.2% 10.0% Chad

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), Chad or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at 9.8% against 6.2% in Chad as of 2008.
What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Chad and Seychelles?
3.6%, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Seychelles?
15 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1999.
How do Chad and Seychelles rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
Chad ranks 24th and Seychelles ranks 21st 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.