Ghana vs Madagascar: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)
Ghana
0.2%
in 2008
Madagascar
0.1%
in 2008
Ghana rank
45th
Madagascar rank
47th
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) over time
- Ghana
- Madagascar
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 2.3 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 45th and Madagascar ranks 47th of 51 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 50.9% | 6.7% | 44.2% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 34.7% | 15.4% | 19.3% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 1.0% | 30.1% | Ghana |
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 Madagascar?
- Ghana, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Madagascar as of 2008.
- What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Ghana and Madagascar?
- 0.1%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Madagascar?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2008.
- How do Ghana and Madagascar rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Ghana ranks 45th and Madagascar ranks 47th 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.