Malawi vs Uganda: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)
Malawi
23.8%
in 2002
Uganda
16.0%
in 1999
Malawi rank
14th
Uganda rank
16th
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) over time
- Malawi
- Uganda
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 23.8% against 16.0% in Uganda, a difference of 7.8%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.5 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Uganda ahead.
Malawi ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 16th of 51 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.6% | 75.9% | 65.3% | Uganda |
| 1980s | 18.9% | 88.5% | 69.6% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 71.2% | 24.1% | 47.1% | Malawi |
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), Malawi or Uganda?
- Malawi, at 23.8% against 16.0% in Uganda as of 2002.
- What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Malawi and Uganda?
- 7.8%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 1999.
- How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Malawi ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 16th 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.