Gambia vs Malawi: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)
Gambia
27.7%
in 2002
Malawi
23.8%
in 2002
Gambia rank
12th
Malawi rank
14th
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) over time
- Gambia
- Malawi
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 27.7% against 23.8% in Malawi, a difference of 3.9%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 12th and Malawi ranks 14th of 51 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.9% | 4.4% | 18.6% | Gambia |
| 1970s | 17.2% | 7.6% | 9.6% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 71.5% | 23.7% | 47.9% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 75.6% | 71.2% | 4.4% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 33.4% | 36.4% | 3.0% | Malawi |
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 Malawi?
- Gambia, at 27.7% against 23.8% in Malawi as of 2002.
- What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Gambia and Malawi?
- 3.9%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Malawi?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2002.
- How do Gambia and Malawi rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Gambia ranks 12th and Malawi ranks 14th 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.