Congo vs Lesotho: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)
Congo
3.6%
in 1994
Lesotho
4.6%
in 2005
Congo rank
29th
Lesotho rank
27th
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) over time
- Congo
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 4.6% against 3.6% in Congo, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.3 times Congo's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 29th and Lesotho ranks 27th of 51 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.3% | 52.5% | 29.3% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 14.7% | 62.7% | 48.0% | Lesotho |
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 Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 4.6% against 3.6% in Congo as of 2005.
- What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Congo and Lesotho?
- 1.0%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Lesotho?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 1994.
- How do Congo and Lesotho rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Congo ranks 29th and Lesotho ranks 27th 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.