Ethiopia vs Tunisia: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)
Ethiopia
2.1%
in 2008
Tunisia
0.9%
in 2008
Ethiopia rank
32nd
Tunisia rank
34th
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) over time
- Ethiopia
- Tunisia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 2.1% against 0.9% in Tunisia, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 2.3 times Tunisia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Tunisia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 32nd and Tunisia ranks 34th of 51 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Tunisia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.1% | 35.8% | 26.7% | Tunisia |
| 1980s | 53.3% | 47.4% | 5.9% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 114.2% | 24.7% | 89.6% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 30.0% | 4.7% | 25.3% | 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 Tunisia?
- Ethiopia, at 2.1% against 0.9% in Tunisia as of 2008.
- What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Ethiopia and Tunisia?
- 1.2%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Tunisia?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2008.
- How do Ethiopia and Tunisia rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Ethiopia ranks 32nd and Tunisia ranks 34th 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.