Gabon vs Togo: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)

Gabon
4.7%
in 2006
Togo
9.4%
in 2007
Gabon rank
26th
Togo rank
23rd

Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) over time

  • Gabon
  • Togo
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How they compare

Togo currently reports 9.4% against 4.7% in Gabon, a difference of 4.7%.

That makes Togo's figure about 2.0 times Gabon's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Togo ahead.

Gabon ranks 26th and Togo ranks 23rd of 51 countries.

Togo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Togo Difference Ahead
1980s 18.2% 48.5% 30.3% Togo
1990s 15.6% 25.6% 10.0% Togo
2000s 9.1% 40.7% 31.6% Togo

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), Gabon or Togo?
Togo, at 9.4% against 4.7% in Gabon as of 2007.
What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Gabon and Togo?
4.7%, with Togo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Togo?
13 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2006.
How do Gabon and Togo rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
Gabon ranks 26th and Togo ranks 23rd 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.