Eritrea vs Guinea-Bissau: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)
Eritrea
49.5%
in 2008
Guinea-Bissau
45.8%
in 2000
Eritrea rank
6th
Guinea-Bissau rank
8th
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) over time
- Eritrea
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 49.5% against 45.8% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 3.7%.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 6th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 8th of 51 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 156.2% | 25.2% | 131.0% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 67.1% | 45.8% | 21.2% | Eritrea |
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), Eritrea or Guinea-Bissau?
- Eritrea, at 49.5% against 45.8% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2008.
- What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau?
- 3.7%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2000.
- How do Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Eritrea ranks 6th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 8th 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.