Guinea-Bissau vs Zimbabwe: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)

Guinea-Bissau
45.8%
in 2000
Zimbabwe
47.0%
in 2006
Guinea-Bissau rank
8th
Zimbabwe rank
7th

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

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Zimbabwe
020406080197519902006

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 47.0% against 45.8% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 1.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 8th and Zimbabwe ranks 7th of 51 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s 43.9% 39.4% 4.4% Guinea-Bissau
1990s 23.9% 66.8% 42.9% Zimbabwe
2000s 45.8% 63.7% 17.9% Zimbabwe

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), Guinea-Bissau or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 47.0% against 45.8% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2006.
What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Guinea-Bissau and Zimbabwe?
1.2%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Zimbabwe?
9 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2000.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Zimbabwe rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 8th and Zimbabwe ranks 7th 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.