Egypt vs Ghana: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)
Egypt
0.3%
in 2008
Ghana
0.2%
in 2008
Egypt rank
44th
Ghana rank
45th
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) over time
- Egypt
- Ghana
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Ghana, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 44th and Ghana ranks 45th of 51 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 113.3% | 45.3% | 68.0% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 54.9% | 32.3% | 22.6% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 21.1% | 15.5% | Ghana |
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 Ghana?
- Egypt, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Ghana as of 2008.
- What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Egypt and Ghana?
- 0.1%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ghana?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2008.
- How do Egypt and Ghana rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Egypt ranks 44th and Ghana ranks 45th 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.