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
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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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.