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
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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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.