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
050100150196519862008

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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Indicator
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines in operation)
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,047 data points, 1965–2008
Last refreshed

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.