Comoros vs Zambia: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)
Comoros
22.9%
in 2008
Zambia
12.5%
in 2004
Comoros rank
15th
Zambia rank
18th
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) over time
- Comoros
- Zambia
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 22.9% against 12.5% in Zambia, a difference of 10.4%.
That makes Comoros's figure about 1.8 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Comoros ahead.
Comoros ranks 15th and Zambia ranks 18th of 51 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 142.9% | 37.0% | 105.9% | Comoros |
| 1980s | 33.2% | 57.1% | 23.9% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 31.7% | 82.9% | 51.2% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 14.8% | 19.3% | 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 Zambia?
- Comoros, at 22.9% against 12.5% in Zambia as of 2008.
- What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Comoros and Zambia?
- 10.4%, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Zambia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2002.
- How do Comoros and Zambia rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Comoros ranks 15th and Zambia ranks 18th 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.