Ethiopia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)
Ethiopia
2.1%
in 2008
Sao Tome and Principe
0.9%
in 2007
Ethiopia rank
32nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
35th
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) over time
- Ethiopia
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 2.1% against 0.9% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 2.4 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 32nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 35th of 51 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.3% | 8.1% | 1.9% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 57.8% | 45.9% | 11.9% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 110.0% | 28.6% | 81.5% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 33.5% | 9.6% | 24.0% | Ethiopia |
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), Ethiopia or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Ethiopia, at 2.1% against 0.9% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2008.
- What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Ethiopia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 1.2%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2007.
- How do Ethiopia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Ethiopia ranks 32nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 35th 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.