Comoros vs Gambia: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)
Comoros
22.9%
in 2008
Gambia
27.7%
in 2002
Comoros rank
15th
Gambia rank
12th
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) over time
- Comoros
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 27.7% against 22.9% in Comoros, a difference of 4.8%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.2 times Comoros's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Gambia ahead.
Comoros ranks 15th and Gambia ranks 12th of 51 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 1 and Gambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.2% | 75.8% | 42.6% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 31.7% | 52.8% | 21.1% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 33.4% | 0.7% | Comoros |
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), Comoros or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 27.7% against 22.9% in Comoros as of 2002.
- What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Comoros and Gambia?
- 4.8%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Gambia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2002.
- How do Comoros and Gambia rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Comoros ranks 15th and Gambia ranks 12th 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.