Congo vs Gabon: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)
Congo
3.6%
in 1994
Gabon
4.7%
in 2006
Congo rank
29th
Gabon rank
26th
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) over time
- Congo
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 4.7% against 3.6% in Congo, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.3 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 29th and Gabon ranks 26th of 51 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.7% | 18.2% | 15.5% | Congo |
| 1990s | 18.4% | 10.0% | 8.4% | Congo |
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), Congo or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 4.7% against 3.6% in Congo as of 2006.
- What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Congo and Gabon?
- 1.1%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Gabon?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 1992.
- How do Congo and Gabon rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Congo ranks 29th and Gabon ranks 26th 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.