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

Egypt
0.3%
in 2008
Eswatini
0.2%
in 2008
Egypt rank
44th
Eswatini rank
46th

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

  • Egypt
  • Eswatini
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.4 times Eswatini's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 44th and Eswatini ranks 46th of 51 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Eswatini in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Eswatini Difference Ahead
1980s 111.9% 16.1% 95.8% Egypt
1990s 49.9% 62.5% 12.7% Eswatini
2000s 7.3% 38.1% 30.8% Eswatini

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), Egypt or Eswatini?
Egypt, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Eswatini as of 2008.
What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Egypt and Eswatini?
0.1%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Eswatini?
20 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2008.
How do Egypt and Eswatini rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
Egypt ranks 44th and Eswatini ranks 46th 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.