Eritrea vs Zimbabwe: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)
Eritrea
49.5%
in 2008
Zimbabwe
47.0%
in 2006
Eritrea rank
6th
Zimbabwe rank
7th
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) over time
- Eritrea
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 49.5% against 47.0% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 6th and Zimbabwe ranks 7th of 51 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 160.8% | 67.0% | 93.8% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 102.5% | 58.0% | 44.5% | 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 Zimbabwe?
- Eritrea, at 49.5% against 47.0% in Zimbabwe as of 2008.
- What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Eritrea and Zimbabwe?
- 2.5%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Zimbabwe?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2006.
- How do Eritrea and Zimbabwe rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Eritrea ranks 6th and Zimbabwe ranks 7th 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.