Côte d'Ivoire vs Somalia: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)

Côte d'Ivoire
0.6%
in 2004
Somalia
0.5%
in 2003
Côte d'Ivoire rank
38th
Somalia rank
39th

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

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Somalia, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Somalia ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 38th and Somalia ranks 39th of 51 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Somalia Difference Ahead
1990s 34.9% 40.6% 5.6% Somalia
2000s 6.6% 7.1% 0.4% Somalia

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), Côte d'Ivoire or Somalia?
Côte d'Ivoire, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Somalia as of 2004.
What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Côte d'Ivoire and Somalia?
0.1%, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Somalia?
9 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2003.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Somalia rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 38th and Somalia ranks 39th 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.