Guinea vs Lesotho: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)
Guinea
5.6%
in 2001
Lesotho
4.6%
in 2005
Guinea rank
25th
Lesotho rank
27th
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) over time
- Guinea
- Lesotho
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 5.6% against 4.6% in Lesotho, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Guinea ranks 25th and Lesotho ranks 27th of 51 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.6% | 40.0% | 29.4% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 12.6% | 62.0% | 49.5% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 88.0% | 82.7% | Lesotho |
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 or Lesotho?
- Guinea, at 5.6% against 4.6% in Lesotho as of 2001.
- What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Guinea and Lesotho?
- 1.0%, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Lesotho?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2001.
- How do Guinea and Lesotho rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Guinea ranks 25th and Lesotho ranks 27th 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.