Kenya vs Somalia: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)
Kenya
0.4%
in 2008
Somalia
0.5%
in 2003
Kenya rank
42nd
Somalia rank
39th
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) over time
- Kenya
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Kenya, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.4 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Somalia ahead.
Kenya ranks 42nd and Somalia ranks 39th of 51 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.2% | 40.6% | 6.3% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 39.1% | 7.1% | 32.0% | 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), Kenya or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Kenya as of 2003.
- What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Kenya and Somalia?
- 0.1%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Somalia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2003.
- How do Kenya and Somalia rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Kenya ranks 42nd and Somalia ranks 39th 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.