Ghana vs Kenya: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)
Ghana
0.2%
in 2008
Kenya
0.4%
in 2008
Ghana rank
45th
Kenya rank
42nd
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) over time
- Ghana
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.4% against 0.2% in Ghana, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.5 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 45th and Kenya ranks 42nd of 51 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.7% | 39.5% | 18.1% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 40.9% | 59.7% | 18.8% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 34.1% | 37.6% | 3.5% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 23.8% | 2.7% | Kenya |
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), Ghana or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 0.4% against 0.2% in Ghana as of 2008.
- What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Ghana and Kenya?
- 0.2%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Kenya?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2008.
- How do Ghana and Kenya rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Ghana ranks 45th and Kenya ranks 42nd 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.