Lesotho vs Mozambique: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)

Lesotho
4.6%
in 2005
Mozambique
4.0%
in 2006
Lesotho rank
27th
Mozambique rank
28th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Mozambique
020406080100197519902006

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 4.6% against 4.0% in Mozambique, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Mozambique ahead.

Lesotho ranks 27th and Mozambique ranks 28th of 51 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Mozambique Difference Ahead
1970s 30.1% 45.2% 15.1% Mozambique
1980s 50.7% 67.1% 16.4% Mozambique
1990s 62.4% 35.3% 27.1% Lesotho
2000s 56.8% 15.1% 41.6% 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), Lesotho or Mozambique?
Lesotho, at 4.6% against 4.0% in Mozambique as of 2005.
What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Lesotho and Mozambique?
0.6%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mozambique?
30 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2005.
How do Lesotho and Mozambique rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
Lesotho ranks 27th and Mozambique ranks 28th 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.