Gambia vs Libya: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)
Gambia
27.7%
in 2002
Libya
41.1%
in 2006
Gambia rank
12th
Libya rank
9th
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) over time
- Gambia
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 41.1% against 27.7% in Gambia, a difference of 13.4%.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.5 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Libya ahead.
Gambia ranks 12th and Libya ranks 9th of 51 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 71.5% | 117.3% | 45.7% | Libya |
| 1990s | 54.0% | 80.9% | 26.8% | Libya |
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), Gambia or Libya?
- Libya, at 41.1% against 27.7% in Gambia as of 2006.
- What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Gambia and Libya?
- 13.4%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Libya?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 1999.
- How do Gambia and Libya rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Gambia ranks 12th and Libya ranks 9th 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.