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

Djibouti
0.3%
in 2003
Egypt
0.3%
in 2008
Djibouti rank
43rd
Egypt rank
44th

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

  • Djibouti
  • Egypt
050100150198219952008

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Egypt, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Djibouti's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Djibouti ranks 43rd and Egypt ranks 44th of 51 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Egypt Difference Ahead
1980s 5.5% 122.4% 117.0% Egypt
1990s 0.9% 61.8% 60.9% Egypt
2000s 1.0% 9.1% 8.0% Egypt

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), Djibouti or Egypt?
Djibouti, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Egypt as of 2003.
What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Djibouti and Egypt?
0.0%, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Egypt?
11 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2003.
How do Djibouti and Egypt rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
Djibouti ranks 43rd and Egypt ranks 44th 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.