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

Comoros
22.9%
in 2008
Uganda
16.0%
in 1999
Comoros rank
15th
Uganda rank
16th

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

  • Comoros
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Comoros currently reports 22.9% against 16.0% in Uganda, a difference of 6.9%.

That makes Comoros's figure about 1.4 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Comoros ahead.

Comoros ranks 15th and Uganda ranks 16th of 51 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 142.9% 81.4% 61.4% Comoros
1980s 33.2% 89.8% 56.5% Uganda
1990s 31.7% 49.6% 17.8% 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), Comoros or Uganda?
Comoros, at 22.9% against 16.0% in Uganda as of 2008.
What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Comoros and Uganda?
6.9%, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Uganda?
6 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 1992.
How do Comoros and Uganda rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
Comoros ranks 15th 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.

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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.